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- ohpiddle, on 11/13/2008, -23/+149Main stream media rarely investigates anything, that is why those that have the internet have to do our own investigation. Gone are the days of the real reporter, now they are all paid off plebs of the network.
- SuperFerret, on 11/13/2008, -16/+108Just to be clear, because this is a misleading headline, the SOURCE reported by MSNBC has been retracted This is NOT the story that Palin didn't know that Africa was a continent, which was originally reported by Fox News and has not been retracted.
From the article: "The hoax was limited to the identity of the source in the story about Palin -- not the FOX News story itself. While Palin has denied that she mistook Africa for a country, the veracity of that report was not put in question by the revelation that Eisenstadt is a phony." - bhamster, on 11/13/2008, -4/+66Ummm, you guys did not read the article.
- xman8, on 11/13/2008, -18/+70Journalism in this country is dead!!!
- bhamster, on 11/13/2008, -6/+58jeez, this whole thread needs to work on some reading comprehension.
1. The story about Palin thinking a Africa was a country was broken by FOX (not some "moonbat" publication), they have not retracted that story.
2. The hoax was regarding who the source was for FOX, not anything regarding the "Africa is a country" allegation. That still stands.
3. Your hated New York Times called out MSNBC for the erronious reporting.
4. Wasn't there the whole story that many conservatives jumped on regarding a black obama supporter carving a "b" into the face of a poor helpless white girl. OOPs that was false.
5. I didn't check dates but this story broke really late and I don't think affected the election at all.
Needless to say this was careless reporting by MSNBC. - EMFK, on 11/13/2008, -11/+56In cases like this, Google is your friend. A quick search would have provided background information that Martin Eisenstadt wasn't a campaign advisor to the McCain campaign and that 'he' had duped the LA Times this past summer. Obviously, a 10 year old in this country could've done a better job---but that is what rates as journalism these days.
- wishninja, on 11/13/2008, -2/+36Buried title is not true the story had nothing at all to do with Palin it was about a McCain adviser.
- poekicker, on 11/13/2008, -1/+33The hoax was limited to the identity of the source in the story about Palin -- not the FOX News story itself.
- uisignorant, on 11/13/2008, -44/+76Imagine that MSM not looking into a story that said bad thing about Gov. Palin....
Who would have though... - Dumbledorito, on 11/13/2008, -3/+34And Barack Obama is a Muslim. And a socialst. And a facist. And a communist. And not a citizen. And secretly hates America...
Hang on, let me go get one of the McCain/Palin stump speeches for the complete list and then you can go on blathering about the left and lies and so forth. - bhamster, on 11/13/2008, -7/+37Please re-read (or just read the article, I feel like you may not have gotten past the headline before commenting).
The story broken by Fox that she thought Africa was a country has not been retracted or proven false. - uncleosbert, on 11/13/2008, -5/+34this story started after the election and fox printed it first:
"David Shuster, an anchor for the cable news network, said on air Monday that Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser, had come forth and identified himself as the source of a FOX News Channel story saying Palin had mistakenly believed Africa was a country instead of a continent."
do you guys even read these articles?
"The hoax was limited to the identity of the source in the story about Palin -- not the FOX News story itself. While Palin has denied that she mistook Africa for a country, the veracity of that report was not put in question by the revelation that Eisenstadt is a phony." - Dumbledorito, on 11/13/2008, -9/+37Imagine Sarah Palin complaining about someone spreading lies about a candidate for office. Who would have thought?
The irony is significant enough to have its own gravitational field. - thepeacemaker, on 11/13/2008, -2/+29FTA: "The hoax was limited to the identity of the source in the story about Palin -- not the FOX News story itself. "
The "hoax" deals with a fake person incorrectly claiming credit for leaking the "africa" incident out. The fact that an actual McCain aide leaked this incident is still true. - diggproof, on 11/13/2008, -0/+26What's legitimate news media to you 111108 your stupid troll. Whats this like your 50th account? Probably can't win in real life so you stay on Digg to "lash out at the moonies"
- CitizenSimplex, on 11/13/2008, -9/+34Bad reporting does not equal smart Sarah Palin. Criticize crap reporting, criticize ignorant politicians. End of lesson.
- reed311, on 11/13/2008, -5/+30The only thing that was a hoax was the source. Sarah Palin is on the record as saying that the quote was "out of context". So there is no question that she made the statement. Stop foaming at the mouth over little things like this and worry about more important things as to why the media was completely silent when Bush was pushing his Iraq War and the lie of WMD's.
- inactive, on 11/13/2008, -0/+24Wow. This thread reads like bizarro Digg.
- uncleosbert, on 11/13/2008, -6/+30this story started after the election and fox printed it first:
"David Shuster, an anchor for the cable news network, said on air Monday that Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser, had come forth and identified himself as the source of a FOX News Channel story saying Palin had mistakenly believed Africa was a country instead of a continent."
but it is fascinating to notice how little reality matters to you.
"The hoax was limited to the identity of the source in the story about Palin -- not the FOX News story itself. While Palin has denied that she mistook Africa for a country, the veracity of that report was not put in question by the revelation that Eisenstadt is a phony."
the lesbians at huffpo aren't ghostwriting for fox, are they?
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/2803 - tkstock, on 11/13/2008, -6/+29"Gaines told the Times that someone in the network's newsroom had presumed the information solid because it was passed along in an e-mail from a colleague."
Oh, emailed sources are ALWAYS the most true... LOL - uncleosbert, on 11/13/2008, -4/+24no, actually the new york times were the people who figured this all out after fox got had.
hope you know where to find the real reporters in the future!
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/2803 - Ghetro, on 11/13/2008, -3/+23Buried for misleading headline - No one, not even FOX News, is reporting that Palin actually knows that Africa is a continent. The hoax was the guy who claimed to have leaked it. He did not leak it, but someone else - who WAS with the McCain campaign - did.
FOX knows, better than anyone, how simple people are.... they know how deceptive this story is. - Tdrtnlz, on 11/13/2008, -6/+25t
- Browzer, on 11/13/2008, -1/+19You blame the MSM, but by your comment, it is clear as day that you did not RTFA. The hoax is not about whether Palin said something idiotic. The hoax is the person that claimed to be source of the story. Whoever told reporters that Palin couldn't identify Africa as a continent is still out there.
- bhamster, on 11/13/2008, -2/+20Seriously, the article is not even long.
- AngelaQ, on 11/13/2008, -3/+21Except that Fox News is still standing behind the original story, the one where an anonymous source said that Palin didn't know the names of the countries in North America and wasn't aware that South Africa is a country in the Continent named Africa, rather than a part of the country of Africa. We just don't know who the real source is, though you would think that for Fox News to go with a story that was critical about a Republican, the source would have to be reliable, in their estimation.
- deepthot42, on 11/13/2008, -8/+25Hoax huh?
So she wasn't really the VP nominee?
That's a relief - depro9, on 11/13/2008, -12/+29STFU you sad *****. You lost, move on fools. Palin is a ***** moron plain & simple.
- uisignorant, on 11/13/2008, -6/+21What was the Mark twain saying...
A lie makes it half way around the world before the truth even gets its shoes on.
Or something like that... - metaliq, on 11/13/2008, -0/+15No one cares about your opinions because you use the term "Moonbat" (Dopey Liberal Moonbat?) and it makes you look both immature and uncredible.
- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 11/13/2008, -10/+25The story's true. The source was a hoax.
- Browzer, on 11/13/2008, -2/+16Please RTFA article. Your comprehension of the article is zero.
- wastingpenguins, on 11/13/2008, -2/+15NO ONE RETRACTED THE STORY WHERE PALIN THOUGHT AFRICA WAS A COUNTRY. LEARN TO READ PEOPLE.
I should know better than to expect reading comprehension from the internet masses, but I'm really saddened by the number of people who misunderstand this article. Here's what actually happened: MSNBC reported a the name of the source of the Africa story. What they retracted was that they had misreported the source. The Africa story stands as before.
NO ONE RETRACTED THE STORY WHERE PALIN THOUGHT AFRICA WAS A COUNTRY. LEARN TO READ PEOPLE. - uncleosbert, on 11/13/2008, -5/+18yes, i guess they trusted that fox employed some fact checkers. that is where the story started after all.
oops!
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/2803 - inactive, on 11/13/2008, -2/+15"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
- Browzer, on 11/13/2008, -4/+17They did. And the HuffPo writer clearly understands it more than you:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/10/martin-ei ... - Browzer, on 11/13/2008, -3/+16This headline is INACCURATE and should be buried. The Palin story is NOT the hoax. The hoax is who claimed to be the source of the Palin story.
- CitizenSimplex, on 11/13/2008, -12/+25Nah, we'll stick to all the other idiocy she spills out of her mouth.
- diggproof, on 11/13/2008, -0/+12Terrorist Fist Jab.
Terrorist Scarf.
Keep me safe Fox News! - rnbrac, on 11/13/2008, -11/+23I loved how they said in the article that they were too busy to check the authenticity ... ummmm your a reporter, isn't that you job? This is MSNBC not the Enquirer
- bhamster, on 11/13/2008, -2/+13You guys have problems with facts.
The story wasn't retracted by Fox and it was broke on the 5th of Nov.
The day after the election, that makes it pretty doubtful that it changed the election. - metaliq, on 11/13/2008, -2/+13The story originated in Fox News.
Case in point? - inactive, on 11/13/2008, -1/+12No one's debunking the story, just the guy who identified himself as the source.
- stevemuller, on 11/14/2008, -0/+11Wrongo: Somebody falsely claimed to be the source of the story. The story itself was not called into question - not by FOXnews either.
"The hoax was limited to the identity of the source in the story about Palin -- not the FOX News story itself."
It pays to read the story the Digg links to, not just the headline. - wishninja, on 11/13/2008, -4/+15hey dummy RTFA the story that was false wasn't about palin it was about a mccain adviser.
- rlbond86, on 11/13/2008, -2/+12Well you obviously didn't read the article.
- Browzer, on 11/13/2008, -2/+12What lie? RTFA. *Carefully* this time.
- jbella, on 11/13/2008, -1/+11You are right. Since it originated on Fox News on the Bill Oreilly show we should have all assumed it was *****.
- Dustin00, on 11/13/2008, -12/+22Palin worked long and hard to make this hoax believable.
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