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Mollie hemingway twitter12/24/2022 ![]() ![]() And Marvin Olasky points out how false figures in the abortion debate (“alternative facts”) were used to shore up support for pro-choice policies: There are good reasons for Christian skepticism toward mainstream media outlets.įor example, Mollie Hemingway has painstakingly documented the ways journalists collude with the abortion industry in their coverage of Planned Parenthood controversies. It’s only now, after Election 2016 trafficked in post-truth news stories on the right that everyone seems to have woken up to the problem. We’ve been speaking out about postmodern philosophy in the university, biased media coverage, and “post-truth” tendencies for years. The mainstream media outlets are aghast at the irrelevance of “fact checking,” and Oxford chose “post-truth” as the word of the year.īut many Christians believe the word “post-truth” has shown up late. Late last year, much was made about the plague of “fake news” spreading online, through false websites, ridiculous email chains, and on social media. This outburst is just the latest in a series of events where truth, facts, and spin are all confused. The “truth versus spin” debate happened furiously online, with “fact-checkers” trying to set the record straight while Trump supporters pointed to yet another example of the “lamestream media” promoting their own narrative. ![]() This weekend, an advisor to President Trump claimed the White House spokesperson gave “alternative facts” regarding the size of the crowd at the inauguration. I figured he knew what he was talking about, and I was spreading misinformation. ![]() His mother is Nancy Writebol, one of the missionaries who, with Kent Brantly, contracted Ebola and survived. He told me there were only a few ways that Ebola could be contracted, and that the governor’s statement was factually correct and desperately needed. A friend of mine, Jeremy Writebol, called me out on Twitter for spreading misinformation. ![]()
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