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Commentary Through Impersonation: Wisconsin & Arizona

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

There’s been quite a fuss going on about a journalist from an alternative news source calling up a conservative politician and then impersonating a someone the politician would feel was sympathetic.   The alt journalist then uses the material from … Continue reading →

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We Were Promised Jetpacks – Day 2

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Not surprisingly, CNN’s Jeanne Moos had fun with Fox’s mistaken story about the LAPD buying 10,000 jetpacks at $100,000 a pop. She did manage, initially, to miss the fact that Fox corrected the story approximately 40 minutes after it ran. … Continue reading →

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Truth 7 – There is No They Dept. – We were promised jetpacks

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Except when it’s tragic, it’s funny to see news organizations caught with their pants down when they didn’t bother to check on the truthfulness of stories they report.  The news organizations decide that the story is good enough that it … Continue reading →

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Taiwanese CGI News Recreates Steve-Jobs-Is-A-Ninja Story

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson
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