The Media Perpetuated A Clinton Lie For 9 Months. What It Means For The Russia Narrative
Media Watch,Russia Probe,Media Bias
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When Hillary Clinton claimed “17 intelligence agencies” agree on Russian meddling in the third presidential debate, a host of media outlets including The New York Times rated the claim as 100 percent true. Nine months later, those same outlets say the stat is obviously false, and there’s been a “simple” explanation as to why all along.
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