Soledad O’Brien Calls out Maddow, O’Donnell for Russia Conspiracies at Disinformation Hearing
‘Media disguised as journalism has been spreading lies for years, elevating liars, and using the ensuing slugfest to chase ratings, hits, subscriptions, and advertisers’
Broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien called out cable networks for overdramatizing the news and under-representing Americans during the House Sub-Committee hearing on “disinformation and extremism in the media.” She also made a point of exemplifying MSNBC prime time hosts for what she clearly sees as irresponsible behavior.
O’Brien began by calling out CNN for airing a piece on Lou Dobbs Tonight, during which he claimed that the “US had 7,000 new cases of leprosy in the previous three years because of unscreened illegal immigrants.
O’Brien, who worked at the network for 10 years, called the lie a “more convenient way to advance his agenda of demonizing undocumented immigrants.”
(h/t Mediaite)
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