Did They Really Say This? CNN Issues Incredible Statement About Their Horrible Week of False Stories – RedState
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CNN has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week of false stories. 

If you recognize that wording, it’s from the children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” where nothing goes right in the day. But that wasn’t Alexander’s fault. On the other hand, it was the fault of CNN/their people. 

Now they’ve released a statement from CNN Chair and CEO Mark Thompson, and it’s as if they learned nothing from the week. This statement is incredible – and not in a good sense of that word. 

“We stand by our journalism. Politicians have an obvious motive for claiming that journalism that raises questions about their decisions is false. At CNN our only interest is in telling the truth to our audiences in the U.S. and around the world and no amount of political threats or insults is going to change that,”

The first thing I would note is that because they’ve had so many false stories/comments this week from their people, I’m not sure what story they’re referencing here, or if they’re just referencing all their bad reporting. Can I laugh my head off at them, saying their “only interest is in telling the truth.” When are they going to start? 

But let’s review some of those false stories. It’s hard for them to argue against that terminology because CNN had to delete tweets and issue corrections/clarifications throughout the week.  

There was this tweet that misled people on who the suspected bombers were and who the target of their actions was. 

Then they deleted that, and even the “clarification” got a Community Note. 

Then there were Abby Phillip and Edward Isaac-Dovere claiming the target of the bombers was NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, when it was the people who were protesting him; and the suspects allegedly said they were influenced by ISIS. Both Phillip and Isaac-Dovere had to issue corrections for what they said. Phillip’s correction also got a Community Note. 

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There was also this winner from CNN’s Democratic pundit, Paul Begala, who claimed that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth paid $6.9 million in the month of September for “ribeye steaks and lobster tails” all for himself. 

That was ridiculous on the face of it. How could anyone eat that much food in a month? The lobster and steaks were for the troops, something that had been going on for years under multiple presidents. The Babylon Bee had some fun with it. 

Oh, and then there was the story that somehow the Trump team didn’t “plan” or consider that the Iranians might try to block the Strait of Hormuz if they were attacked. That story was mocked by many, and destroyed by Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-AR), among others. CNN then issued a couple of “clarifications” in their stories. 

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So seriously, how can you have a week like that and then try to end it by blaming others? If they’re trying to blame the Trump administration, that’s the victim in the last story. They then put on an aggrieved act like they’ve been threatened. 

Here’s the thing. Put out stories/tweets/comments that aren’t false, and you wouldn’t have a problem. 

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