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niyad

(130,549 posts)
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:54 AM 3 hrs ago

ATTN: all DU'ers who rec'd the OP about a Mamdani/kennedy interaction.

Please be aware that it was shown to be FAKE NEWS. It NEVER happened. It would have been a thing of beauty, had it been real.

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ATTN: all DU'ers who rec'd the OP about a Mamdani/kennedy interaction. (Original Post) niyad 3 hrs ago OP
DURec leftstreet 3 hrs ago #1
Thank you. niyad 3 hrs ago #3
Kick. MontanaMama 3 hrs ago #2
You are most welcome. Satire is one thing, fake news is deplorable. niyad 3 hrs ago #4
mom said this ," be careful of what you read, see. and or hear. AllaN01Bear 1 hr ago #23
I thought it sounded too dramatic to be true mcar 3 hrs ago #5
That, and the fact that there was no video, just for starters. niyad 3 hrs ago #6
Yeah, when have cable tv talking heads ever been at a loss for words? sop 2 hrs ago #9
A most excellent point!!! niyad 1 hr ago #14
Yep, still up even after being asked by the admins to delete it MagickMuffin 2 hrs ago #7
From what I gather from several responses in that thread, this was not niyad 1 hr ago #12
"It would have been a thing of beauty, had it been real." Which is why people fall for these things. WhiskeyGrinder 2 hrs ago #8
Call me cynical. .the better something appears, especially in these insane niyad 2 hrs ago #10
People want Democrats to be like TV show characters with perfect dialog and delivery, why they get so mad betsuni 2 hrs ago #11
I do not understand what your post has to do with a fake news post. niyad 1 hr ago #13
It turned a Democrat into a fictional character. Fiction is not real, fake. OP is about fake news. betsuni 1 hr ago #15
sighhhhnh niyad 1 hr ago #17
They also too often expect the media to fulfill a fantasy role. Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #18
Absolutely! betsuni 1 hr ago #20
I didn't even click on that one but thanks for pointing out fakery. I've told Mr. Maru, Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #16
Being quite cynical, that is pretty much the way I try to do things. niyad 1 hr ago #19
I guess it's kind of always been true, right? It's just things are faster now Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #21
You are quite correct. On the flip side, being able to find out the fakes niyad 1 hr ago #22
mom said this ," be careful of what you read, see and or hear. AllaN01Bear 1 hr ago #24
Thanks niyad nt💗 Hope22 1 hr ago #25
Thank you for the fact check. I looked and couldn't find it surfered 56 min ago #26
It's been self-deleted. At long last /nt progree 54 min ago #27
Thanks orangecrush 43 min ago #28

MagickMuffin

(18,228 posts)
7. Yep, still up even after being asked by the admins to delete it
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:12 PM
2 hrs ago


Seems odd they wouldn't delete it, after being told it's fake and then ignoring the Admins, well, makes one go hmmmmmmm!

I see so many of this crap on fb. This celebrity said this or did that, and it's the same this or did that for all the celebs.

That's always a tell, no matter how legit they make it sound, Jake Tapper is used a lot. But if it is being as being aired on CNN or any other outlet, it can be doubled checked, but I just move on because at that point it is pretty obvious it's ai slop and not real.








niyad

(130,549 posts)
12. From what I gather from several responses in that thread, this was not
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:41 PM
1 hr ago

a first for the OP. I hope that is incorrect.

I do not trust most of the msm, these days I assume they are lying until proven otherwise. A sad state of affairs. There are a few (VERY FEW) sources to which I do give more credence.

betsuni

(28,898 posts)
11. People want Democrats to be like TV show characters with perfect dialog and delivery, why they get so mad
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:37 PM
2 hrs ago

at them for being regular humans. Also the tendency to assume conspiracy theories, complicity and bad intentions.

Maru Kitteh

(31,409 posts)
18. They also too often expect the media to fulfill a fantasy role.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:08 PM
1 hr ago

Not everyone who “fails” to scream at Donald Trump and call him a.fucking greasy pig to his face is a whore protecting their access for Fox News Lite. There’s work to be done, and part of that sometimes involves the simple art of standing to one side while watching him trip over his own lips on the way down the stairs.



betsuni

(28,898 posts)
20. Absolutely!
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:15 PM
1 hr ago

I'll see an interview and think it's fine but lots of people mad the interviewer didn't fact check "push back" every single thing, but that's impossible most of the time.

Maru Kitteh

(31,409 posts)
16. I didn't even click on that one but thanks for pointing out fakery. I've told Mr. Maru,
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:54 PM
1 hr ago

when you see something remarkable, START by assuming it is fake, then try to prove it real with reliable sourcing.

Maru Kitteh

(31,409 posts)
21. I guess it's kind of always been true, right? It's just things are faster now
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:17 PM
1 hr ago

The fakes are easier to make than they’ve ever been and so they come at us faster - but fake information has always been a problem.

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