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#FakeNews Buzzfeed forced to reverse course after slandering Scott Adams and Kanye West

This article does an excellent job exposing just how bad #FakeNews Buzzfeed was in their latest attempts to slander those they disagree with politically: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/buzzfeed-forced-reverse-course-attacking-scott-adams/

Fake News --> Willful misrepresentation of material facts.
Mistake --> Accidental misrepresentation of any fact.

If Buzz published fake news, was their misrepresentation willful? What elements militate for thinking so?

From the Big League Politics rubric article:
After the situation occurred, Buzzfeed posted an article with the headline “Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert”

You know what stood out immediately upon reading the rubric article? That Luke Rohlfing describes Buzzfeed's article, but doesn't have a link to it. Moreover, I "Googled" using the headline -- "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert" and the Buzz article doesn't even appear on the first page of results! It's also not on the second page. Does the article ascribed to Buzz actually exist?

The only Buzz article that does appear is this one: "People Are Worrying That Kanye West Is Getting Radicalized By The Far Right." In fact, that is the article one is taken to by following the twitter trail from the rubric article.

The article that Big League Politics claims Buzzfeed posted, "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert," simply does not exist.
 
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Fake News --> Willful misrepresentation of material facts.
Mistake --> Accidental misrepresentation of any fact.

If Buzz published fake news, was their misrepresentation willful? What elements militate for thinking so?

From the Big League Politics rubric article:

You know what stood out immediately upon reading the rubric article? That Luke Rohlfing describes Buzzfeed's article, but doesn't have a link to it. Moreover, I "Googled" using the headline -- "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert" and the Buzz article doesn't even appear on the first page of results! It's also not on the second page. Does the article ascribed to Buzz actually exist?

The only Buzz article that does appear is this one: "People Are Worrying That Kanye West Is Getting Radicalized By The Far Right." In fact, that is the article one is taken to by following the twitter trail from the rubric article.

The article that Big League Politics claims Buzzfeed posted, "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert," simply does not exist.

You may have missed it but "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert," is how BuzzFeed promoted their own article on twitter

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So yes the article does exist and again if you will note clearly they changed the inflammatory headline

Originally posted on April 23, 2018, at 1:04 p.m.
Updated on April 23, 2018, at 4:13 p.m.
 
Maybe our friends on the right would feel better knowing how few of us in the center and on the left pay any attention to obviously-biased sources like Buzzfeed, HuffPo, etc. So Scott Adams likes Trump.... Dilbert is still a funny cartoon that I look at every morning, and usually laugh.
 
You may have missed it but "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert," is how BuzzFeed promoted their own article on twitter

Twitter

So yes the article does exist and again if you will note clearly they changed the inflammatory headline

  • Posting an article entitled "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert" and
  • Promoting on Twitter an article entitled "People Are Worrying That Kanye West Is Getting Radicalized By The Far Right" by titling a tweet ""Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert"
...are not the same things.
From the Big League Politics article
After the situation occurred, Buzzfeed posted an article with the headline “Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert”, but were quickly forced to change the headline after pressure on Twitter.
"Big League" doesn't appear to have used the word "promote" in their article.

Their characterization of Adams is highly disrespectful
Even if the so-called original title were the title of some article, what the hell is disrespectful about it?​


  • [*=1]There's no question that Adams supports Trump.
    [*=1]Is Scott Adams a men's Rights activist? Based on remarks he's made, seems to me he is:

    • [*=1]Source 1

      • [*=1]Now I would like to speak directly to my male readers who feel unjustly treated by the widespread suppression of men’s rights: Get over it, you bunch of [vulgar world for vagina, starts with a "p"]".
        [*=1]Generally speaking, society discourages male behavior whereas female behavior is celebrated. Exceptions are the fields of sports, humor, and war. Men are allowed to do what they want in those areas.
        [*=1]How many times do we men suppress our natural instincts for sex and aggression just to get something better in the long run? It’s called a strategy. Sometimes you sacrifice a pawn to nail the queen. If you’re still crying about your pawn when you’re having your way with the queen, there’s something wrong with you and it isn’t men’s rights.

      [*=1]Source 2

      • [*=1]Perhaps the biggest unreported story of this presidential election is the humiliation of the American male....it seems to me that the humiliation of American men is now institutionalized.
        [*=1]STOP TELLING ME IN YOUR MIND THAT WOMEN HAVE IT WORSE IN THIS COUNTRY THAN MEN!
        [*=1]The psychological state of American men in 2016 is one of persistent humiliation for simply being male.

Frankly, I think Adams is a mess. I mean, really. The guy thinks wearing a v-neck sweater indicates a man is owned by a woman: "Take careful note of the American man’s v-neck sweater. That’s the uniform of a man who is owned by a woman." No it isn't. It's not a uniform, but it is a garment that a man can wear that sends communicates the sexual signal that the wearer is fit. Don't toss the sweater, take your flabby ass to the gym and get a body that belongs in a v-neck.

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But big league politics is real news LOL

Buzzfeed is #FakeNews based on the substance of their article. You attacked Big League News here, but you didn't attack any substance. I don't care whether you like BLN or not, but your objection to their source has nothing to do with my post unless you think the substance is faulty, which you then have to make the case for. You haven't.
 
  • Posting an article entitled "Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert" and
  • Promoting on Twitter an article entitled "People Are Worrying That Kanye West Is Getting Radicalized By The Far Right" by titling a tweet ""Kanye West Tweeted A Bunch Of Videos By The Trump-Loving Men’s Rights Activist Creator Of “Dilbert"
...are not the same things.
From the Big League Politics article
"Big League" doesn't appear to have used the word "promote" in their article.


Even if the so-called original title were the title of some article, what the hell is disrespectful about it?​


  • [*=1]There's no question that Adams supports Trump.
    [*=1]Is Scott Adams a men's Rights activist? Based on remarks he's made, seems to me he is:

    • [*=1]Source 1

      • [*=1]Now I would like to speak directly to my male readers who feel unjustly treated by the widespread suppression of men’s rights: Get over it, you bunch of [vulgar world for vagina, starts with a "p"]".
        [*=1]Generally speaking, society discourages male behavior whereas female behavior is celebrated. Exceptions are the fields of sports, humor, and war. Men are allowed to do what they want in those areas.
        [*=1]How many times do we men suppress our natural instincts for sex and aggression just to get something better in the long run? It’s called a strategy. Sometimes you sacrifice a pawn to nail the queen. If you’re still crying about your pawn when you’re having your way with the queen, there’s something wrong with you and it isn’t men’s rights.

      [*=1]Source 2

      • [*=1]Perhaps the biggest unreported story of this presidential election is the humiliation of the American male....it seems to me that the humiliation of American men is now institutionalized.
        [*=1]STOP TELLING ME IN YOUR MIND THAT WOMEN HAVE IT WORSE IN THIS COUNTRY THAN MEN!
        [*=1]The psychological state of American men in 2016 is one of persistent humiliation for simply being male.

Frankly, I think Adams is a mess. I mean, really. The guy thinks wearing a v-neck sweater indicates a man is owned by a woman: "Take careful note of the American man’s v-neck sweater. That’s the uniform of a man who is owned by a woman." No it isn't. It's not a uniform, but it is a garment that a man can wear that sends communicates the sexual signal that the wearer is fit. Don't toss the sweater, take your flabby ass to the gym and get a body that belongs in a v-neck.

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Daniel_Craig_Grey_Cardigan.jpg

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This is a classic example of what happens when people chime in with an opinion about someone they don't watch or listen to. This is exactly why the media feels free to slander people. Their lazy following will buy it hook, line, and sinker.
 
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