Only in America...

[Jarhead0331]

...can a shooting range be mistaken for the Turkish invasion of Syria. I can't stop laughing at these media bozos. 

[JudgeDredd]

...can a shooting range be mistaken for the Turkish invasion of Syria. I can't stop laughing at these media bozos. 

Not just America unfortunately.

Media outlets have become so consumed with the "exclusive" report that they don't bother checking sources anymore.

It's a crying shame because to combat the shite we get fed from non media sources, we need a safe, credible source of genuine news.

[Sir Slash]

I'm surprised ABC didn't claim this was a, 'parody' of the war in Syria. Next they'll have toy soldiers in plastic tanks in a sandbox. 

[airboy]

They originally labeled the film "Turkish attacks on civilians."  [not satire].

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

At least they're aren't using footage from ArmA this time.

[MetalDog]

Not just America unfortunately.

Media outlets have become so consumed with the "exclusive" report that they don't bother checking sources anymore.

It's a crying shame because to combat the shite we get fed from non media sources, we need a safe, credible source of genuine news.

I am sure I am looking through rose colored glasses at my youth, but, didn't the news just report the facts when we were kids? 

[JudgeDredd]

Not just America unfortunately.

Media outlets have become so consumed with the "exclusive" report that they don't bother checking sources anymore.

It's a crying shame because to combat the shite we get fed from non media sources, we need a safe, credible source of genuine news.

I am sure I am looking through rose colored glasses at my youth, but, didn't the news just report the facts when we were kids?

I might be wearing the same glasses - but yes? That's probably down to the fact there wasn't the plethora of online "fake" resources that there are now. The web is a great place if it's used right - it's also filthy with lies and useless crap if you don't.

[Sir Slash]

That's why the, 'Main-Stream Media' is supposed to giving us straight facts without political bias. But they don't. They're so in the tank for the Democrats they don't even bother to hide it anymore. And as their ideology has turned sharp left, their ignorance level has skyrocketed thus their showing Shooting Range video as actual Combat Footage. My 2 cents.

[Tripoli]

That's why the, 'Main-Stream Media' is supposed to giving us straight facts without political bias. But they don't. They're so in the tank for the Democrats they don't even bother to hide it anymore. And as their ideology has turned sharp left, their ignorance level has skyrocketed thus their showing Shooting Range video as actual Combat Footage. My 2 cents.

While I agree the media's bias has blinded them to reality, another problem is that their reporters and editors have little-to-no experience in the matters on which they report.  For instance, look at the footage of the alleged attack that was run.  Most military vets would notice a couple of problems with the footage.  For instance, all the explosions were both spectacular, and seemed to be consistently orininating from the same location.  Not to say that it couldn't happen, but the "Hollywood" nature of the video would make most vets think that the attack was at least staged.  I doubt that that thought ever occurred to the editors, because they don't have any experience about the matters on which they report.

[Sir Slash]

Right, their closed-mindedness contributes to their willingness to accept anything as fact that is fed to them by what they consider reliable. They have no natural skeptical thinking that every good journalist, and scientist, should have. Could just as easily be a Right Wing bias blinding them to a desire to report the truth.

[Gusington]

Don Lemon will save is all.

[Ubercat]

Only the folks who aren't straight white males.

[Staggerwing]

Still gotta watch out for the crooked ones though.

[DoctorQuest]

Could just as easily be a Right Wing bias blinding them to a desire to report the truth.

:DD

[Sir Slash]

I thought that would wake somebody up.   ::)