I must admit that for several years I have had ABC News in my bookmarks for daily news checking, but in the aftermath of the Aurora tragedy, I had to remove them because I simply don’t know what’s true and what’s false from them anymore.
First they claimed that the shooter was a member of the Tea Party when in fact he had no ties to the Tea Party whatsoever. Now it’s been revealed that when ABC claimed the shooter’s mother told them that “[they] have the right person,” meaning specifically James Eagan Holmes, she actually used the phrase after they asked her if she was the mother of James Holmes in Aurora, Colorado. She had no idea what had even happened when she used the phrase so she was not, in fact, saying it regarding the shooting.
It appears that ABC News is more concerned with juicing up stories with salaciousness as well as getting a quote — any quote — first, even if that means using an answer for one question as an answer to a question that was never even posed.
If I want falsehoods, I’ll just stick with The Onion. At least there’s a bit of humor to go along with the untruths.
First they claimed that the shooter was a member of the Tea Party when in fact he had no ties to the Tea Party whatsoever. Now it’s been revealed that when ABC claimed the shooter’s mother told them that “[they] have the right person,” meaning specifically James Eagan Holmes, she actually used the phrase after they asked her if she was the mother of James Holmes in Aurora, Colorado. She had no idea what had even happened when she used the phrase so she was not, in fact, saying it regarding the shooting.
It appears that ABC News is more concerned with juicing up stories with salaciousness as well as getting a quote — any quote — first, even if that means using an answer for one question as an answer to a question that was never even posed.
If I want falsehoods, I’ll just stick with The Onion. At least there’s a bit of humor to go along with the untruths.
