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WarGamer

(18,765 posts) Sun Jul 14, 2024, 04:08 PM Jul 2024

Why is it so hard to dispel disinformation on DU? [View all]

Kyles mom drove him across state lines, Trump Tower had a cyberlink to Alfa Bank in Moscow and Trump was hit by shards of glass during the shooting.

Re: the glass myth. Where did the glass come from? The sky? The teleprompters were quite intact AND they weren't in the line of fire anyways...

The screens were in front of Trump and the shots came from almost 90 degrees to the right of the podium.

These facts have been confirmed by a dozen posters on DU but the nonsense continues... sheesh.

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Why is it so hard to dispel disinformation on DU? [View all] WarGamer Jul 2024 OP

. BlueWave1776 Jul 2024 #1

I'm not disputing anything you said GaYellowDawg Jul 2024 #2

It makes perfect sense Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #8

People believe what they want to believe regardless of the facts MichMan Jul 2024 #3

Exactly. anciano Jul 2024 #27

And people spout "facts" before the authorities confirm or deny Bev54 Jul 2024 #30

Amen JoseBalow Jul 2024 #59

The glass "myth" Blue Cape Jul 2024 #4

And the chip out of the right teleprompter Ms. Toad Jul 2024 #11

What chip? The pic is above. WarGamer Jul 2024 #13

Top right corner on the right teleprompter. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2024 #15

it's 100% untouched. WarGamer Jul 2024 #16

Thank you! n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2024 #17

and I'm sorry if I came across as a scold... WarGamer Jul 2024 #18

You didn't. Ms. Toad Jul 2024 #22

That's not a chip. Glass does not yield the way an earlobe does. It would have shattered it and crumbled Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #26

Where are you getting your facts from? Bev54 Jul 2024 #31

you mean the photograph nad the map? WarGamer Jul 2024 #32

No I mean the glass or the bullet graze other than you are looking at a picture Bev54 Jul 2024 #34

Not seen or heard of such a picture. Please provide link. I deny your "graze" theory Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #35

there was no glass in his ear (it is exposed cartilage), and the teleprompters were intact, just top with the CT Celerity Jul 2024 #39

Thank you for debunking the glass in ear by providing a photo. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #41

It's a simple, frequently illustrated reason Sympthsical Jul 2024 #5

Even simpler RussBLib Jul 2024 #45

It's also just the nature of the space Sympthsical Jul 2024 #72

The "glass myth" BlueYonder Jul 2024 #6

No, but it is up to the glass proponents to prove their contention. They are the ones propounding the myth. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #42

Well then, BlueYonder Jul 2024 #50

That lack of doctor observations doesn't stop the glass proponents from promulgating their myth. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #51

The doctors are bound by HIPAA DetroitLegalBeagle Jul 2024 #53

There's really a weird movement not admit trump was shot. egduj Jul 2024 #7

Perhaps it's because most DU'ers are ladies and gentlemen and reluctant Glorfindel Jul 2024 #9

Good one. elleng Jul 2024 #14

That's a bad habit when some DUers post false info, CT (FAR from limited to this Trump rally) + shit and/or RW sources. Celerity Jul 2024 #49

Sanctioning misinformation and even defamation is a rather curious definition of gentlemanly and ladylike behavior. NT Midwestern Democrat Jul 2024 #67

Thing is everything has not been reported yet. pwb Jul 2024 #10

Didn't the deceased get shot through the brain casing? It could be bone!!! GreenWave Jul 2024 #12

Because wanting to believe certain things and make connections with the information one thinks one has is a very human WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #19

Let's look at the real information here... Hugin Jul 2024 #20

agree except... WarGamer Jul 2024 #21

Trained? By Movies? ProfessorGAC Jul 2024 #24

Tell that to the SS sniper who took out Crooks within seconds with a head shot Celerity Jul 2024 #62

Riidiculous ProfessorGAC Jul 2024 #66

Not ridiculous at all, and your reply is not germane to mine. My reply was in answer to your own words, nothing more. I Celerity Jul 2024 #68

Okay... Hugin Jul 2024 #28

Practice is not training. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #43

"To be honest... he didn't miss. Trump turned his head" Stinky The Clown Jul 2024 #44

Reminds me of a grammy award-winning song from 1959... Abolishinist Jul 2024 #58

I'm not jumping to conclusions because there is still an ongoing investigation Niagara Jul 2024 #23

Why even care if it was glass that nicked him? Xolodno Jul 2024 #25

I think DU members look at things mysitcfairy Jul 2024 #29

Is this what the posters claiming the incident was staged were doing? MichMan Jul 2024 #36

In the initial phase, yes. mysitcfairy Jul 2024 #61

Was that before or after they examined it "From every angle to analyze what really happened" ? n/t MichMan Jul 2024 #69

The glass bit H2O Man Jul 2024 #33

My biggest problem here (maybe i'm wrong) bluestarone Jul 2024 #38

try harder I guess Nimble_Idea Jul 2024 #40

There were people here in 2020 that insisted that Trump never had Covid and instead faked it for sympathy Polybius Jul 2024 #46

You're very invested in clearing up the myths that irritate Republicans. Wingus Dingus Jul 2024 #47

Clever way of proving the point presented in the OP MichMan Jul 2024 #56

Bad things about Democratic Undeground. Kingofalldems Jul 2024 #48

Truth is the first casualty of war. sop Jul 2024 #52

Does it have to have been glass? dchill Jul 2024 #54

Some people always gotta be "right" and/or "first" JoseBalow Jul 2024 #55

Some have an agenda Kaleva Jul 2024 #57

In the words of Bill Barr - it's like playing whack a mole Raven123 Jul 2024 #60

Because we have some very determined right-wing trolls intent on spreading disinformation around here. W_HAMILTON Jul 2024 #63

because most of what's posted about Trump and republicans is believable bigtree Jul 2024 #64

human nature, same as real life Kali Jul 2024 #65

Maybe you should alert on such posts--or better take this upstairs? Kingofalldems Jul 2024 #70

I think it comes from general distrust of media Iris Jul 2024 #71