Project Veritas Ruling Endangers Journalism

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Ms. Cat

Jury Rules Project Veritas Violated Wiretapping Laws and Fraudulently Misrepresented Themselves

[Allison] Maas reportedly joined Democracy Partners as part of an unpaid internship using a fake name and a fabricated resume. That act of subterfuge, according to the jury, “amounted to fraudulent misrepresentation,” according to Politico.

Personally, this doesn’t look like a First Amendment case. It looks like a case of resume fraud. 🤷🏼‍♀️

First Amendment Scholars Want to See the Media Lose These Cases

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Ms. Cat

Some legal experts say it is time to draw a sharp line between protected speech and harmful disinformation.
First Amendment Scholars Want to See the Media Lose These Cases

H/T: Judge Napolitano (YouTube video)

How Organized Crime Infiltrated American Business After WW II and Corrupted National Politics from Truman to Trump

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Ms. Cat

How Organized Crime Infiltrated American Business After WW II and Corrupted National Politics from Truman to Trump

Media outlets must not let George W. Bush shake off his responsibility for Trumpism

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Ms. Cat

Media outlets must not let George W. Bush shake off his responsibility for Trumpism

Bush should know something about the problem of “misinformation” permeating American society, considering that he began the Iraq War based on intelligence that was not only false but for which he and other administration figures contradicted expert analysis. He also redefined torture as “enhanced interrogation” and lied about useful information being gained from it.

They forgot to mention Roger Stone:

Roger Stone’s dirty tricks helped sway the 2000 Florida recount

How the ‘Brooks Brothers Riot’ killed the 2000 recount in Miami