Originally posted by MaxVel
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And sometimes, the perception about the media is skewed by the "MSM bad" narrative. Take the "drink bleach" narrative. I did a bit of checking, and I don't find a single news source that reports that the president encouraged people to "drink bleach." They do report that he suggested exploration of the idea of injecting disinfectants as a coronavirus cure/preventative. Comparatively few of us have access to the paraphernalia for injections, or are comfortable with the idea of injecting ourselves. So if we are going to get something internally - ingestion is likely. Most of the articles I read went on to say that injecting or ingesting disinfectants is a dangerous thing to do. Shortly after Trump's very stupid comments, medical outlet after medical outlet published blogs, updated their home page, or went to local news outlets to get the word out "don't do this!" Somehow, that has been received as "accusing Trump of encouraging people to drink bleach/Clorox."
Personally, I was glad to see the warnings come out fast and furious. If the President of the U.S. makes that kind of suggestion (i.e., that it is even possible that injecting disinfectants might possibly be helpful) publicly, there are going to be some people who decide he must know and act on the implication. It is why it is so important that a president be judicious in their use of language when speaking publicly, something Mr. Trump has no patience for and no desire to do. It is one of the many, many reasons that man is so thoroughly unfit for that office.
I highlighted the part of your post that I absolutely agree with you on. None of us should ever be taking anything coming from any media outlet "at face value." When you read something, read it from multiple diverse outlets before coming to a conclusion.
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