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In reply to the discussion: The big polling shift the final few weeks wasn't real [View all]Celerity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Report
The Palmer Report is an American liberal fake news website, founded in 2016 by Bill Palmer. It is known for making unsubstantiated or false claims, producing hyperpartisan content, and publishing conspiracy theories, especially on matters relating to Donald Trump and Russia. Fact-checkers have debunked numerous Palmer Report stories, and organizations including the Columbia Journalism Review and the German Marshall Fund have listed the site among biased websites or false content producers.
Evaluation by academia
Political scientist Alan Wolfe wrote in 2019 that Trump's connection with Russia "has created a wide-open field for leftist conspiracy theorists to make one wild claim after another; nearly all of them...can be conveniently found on a website called the Palmer Report. In a 2019 report from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, the Palmer Report was described as a "left-leaning dubious-content site" where many of the articles "range from the unsubstantiated...to the sophomoric."
David G. McAfee's The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News described the Palmer Report as a website that "provides skewed content featuring sensational headlines and stories with unverified conspiracy theories". In Yochai Benkler's 2018 book, Network Propaganda, found that the Palmer Report (along with Occupy Democrats) were the "clearest examples" of left-wing sites that adopted the "hyperpartisan strategy" of successful right-wing sites in 2017. David Greenberg, a professor of history and journalism, identified the Palmer Report as a "junk-news" site and a source not to be trusted. Brendan Nyhan believes with sites like the Palmer Report, the left risks "poisoning" the Democratic Party.
The Palmer Report is an American liberal fake news website, founded in 2016 by Bill Palmer. It is known for making unsubstantiated or false claims, producing hyperpartisan content, and publishing conspiracy theories, especially on matters relating to Donald Trump and Russia. Fact-checkers have debunked numerous Palmer Report stories, and organizations including the Columbia Journalism Review and the German Marshall Fund have listed the site among biased websites or false content producers.
Evaluation by academia
Political scientist Alan Wolfe wrote in 2019 that Trump's connection with Russia "has created a wide-open field for leftist conspiracy theorists to make one wild claim after another; nearly all of them...can be conveniently found on a website called the Palmer Report. In a 2019 report from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, the Palmer Report was described as a "left-leaning dubious-content site" where many of the articles "range from the unsubstantiated...to the sophomoric."
David G. McAfee's The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News described the Palmer Report as a website that "provides skewed content featuring sensational headlines and stories with unverified conspiracy theories". In Yochai Benkler's 2018 book, Network Propaganda, found that the Palmer Report (along with Occupy Democrats) were the "clearest examples" of left-wing sites that adopted the "hyperpartisan strategy" of successful right-wing sites in 2017. David Greenberg, a professor of history and journalism, identified the Palmer Report as a "junk-news" site and a source not to be trusted. Brendan Nyhan believes with sites like the Palmer Report, the left risks "poisoning" the Democratic Party.
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Hopefully those that were posting that Republican propaganda polling will take note:
W_HAMILTON
Nov 2022
#2
I was furious and pointed out to them that people read DU who may not be signed up or actively
Demsrule86
Nov 2022
#31
What part of this OP do you disagree with? Do you disagree that the polls were manipulated?
Nevilledog
Nov 2022
#20
Fucking Trafalgar and Insider Advantage are fake polls which spread out and out lies.
Demsrule86
Nov 2022
#32
The Republicans have big yummy dark money and consider all those here who said they would
Demsrule86
Nov 2022
#33
To be fair, the republicans have "ruled" here for decades. Hasn't been a Dem rep here in here
onecaliberal
Nov 2022
#38
Neville - This is the important post on this site today, dealing with the most important issue.....
EarnestPutz
Nov 2022
#11
I would do exactly as you do...but many don't and those are the ones who stay home if the think
Demsrule86
Nov 2022
#36
Maybe that R movement in the polls did happen, but then Trump started making campaign appearances
AdamGG
Nov 2022
#24
No it did not happen. The fake polls showed Fetterman and even Mastriano losing in PA.
Demsrule86
Nov 2022
#37
People, ignore polls. Vote. Just Vote. It's a small act to ask for your democracy. Vote goddamnit
Joinfortmill
Nov 2022
#25