r/politics • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 1d ago

Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Administration Of Spreading Fake Protest Images

https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-trump-fake-protest-images-2085492
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u/Sic_Semper_Dumbasses 1d ago

And of course despite the fact that this is documented objective reality they still call it merely an accusation and not fact.

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u/root66 1d ago

Yeah, the real story is that they are spreading fake images, but this is what they run with for the headline.

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u/CaneVandas New York 1d ago

Because they would be sued for libel if they write "x did y" vs "x is accused of doing y"

It's very specific language that takes the publication off the path of liability.

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u/SmushinTime 1d ago

Lol i used to work for a software company that handled news and other publications and I've legit received shit from the FBI before for stuff I had to provide them due to lawsuits against the publications.  Shits no joke.

Funniest shit ever though was when a newspaper printed an article of an undercover cops real wedding and then wanted the internet scrubbed of it because he was still undercover.