CNN states that David Hogg was a "crisis actor."

[Towlie]

Or at least it appears that way in a sloppily-written and confusing CNN article.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/crisis-actors-analysis/index.html

This is the complete second paragraph of the article:

David Hogg, a student journalist who documented the shootings as they happened, was a "crisis actor" -- someone who didn't even attend Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He and several other "students" speaking out about the need for legislative action on guns were plants by gun control advocates -- professional rabble-rousers aiming to take political advantage of a tragedy.

It's only when carefully read in context that it becomes clear that the paragraph is meant as one example of arising conspiracy theories being promulgated by right-wingers. The writer, Chris Cillizza, has let his guard down and is vulnerable to being legitimately quoted here.

[demmiblue]

1. It doesn't appear that way at all.

Especially given the title: How Donald Trump has enabled the outrageous 'crisis actors' conspiracy in Florida

[oasis]

2. Cillizza should know better, although hes always been flaky. nt

[hlthe2b]

3. I have intensely disliked Cillizza for some time. Hardly a complex "thinker" that is for sure...

That said, I think the editors put a good title to the article that makes it more clear.

[awesomerwb1]

4. Considering the low collective IQ

and the astronomically high "gullibility factor" of cheetolini's base, I can see how the article could be quoted and "repackaged" by the conspiracy nuts.

[Ezior]

5. They're not afraid to cite the onion to prove their point.

Really, this happened just a few weeks ago. The onion "quoted" the FBI director, something like "the FBI could no longer act in all the illegal ways we need to if the Nunes memo gets released!". And someone copy-pasted that into a German newspaper comment section (without indicating the source or nature of that fake quote) to tell everyone how important that memo is. He received a lot of likes.

Oh, I just googled and the same happened at our beloved "discussionist". I don't want to link there.

[Demit]

6. Seems to me this is a classic example of taking something out of context.

You have separated out a paragraph from a story that makes it clear from the beginning that what is to follow is a series of examples. Yes, reading carefully in context is a vital part of reading comprehension.

[longship]

7. Chris Cillizza is a fucking idiot.

Always has been. Always will be.

[Maven]

8. Cillizza. nt

[mythology]

9. That is some incredibly disingenuous quoting

Delete this trash.

Literally the sentence before this is that it took less than a week before conspiracy theories to pop up.

[Egnever]

10. The whole article is literally about crazy conspiracy theories.

This OP is ridiculous.