The Media’s Odd Double Standard On Evidence Required For Claims Of An Impending Attack
Caitlin Johnstone- When claims begin emerging of an imminent attack by a US ally, the media suddenly remember their journalistic training to note that these claims are "without evidence".
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After weeks of uncritically passing along completely unevidenced claims about an endlessly imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mass media have suddenly remembered basic journalistic ethics when reporting on claims that Ukraine is plotting an attack on Russia-backed separatists.
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