The front page of the New York Times. 5 days before the election.

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[–] 17 points 2 months ago (1 child)

That was not an opinion. He said all those things. That full-page headline is only facts.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    “This thing happened” is news, so “Trump said this” is news.

    “You should have this reaction to it” is for the opinion pages, even if that reaction is “you should believe him”.

    That isn’t to say the Times doesn’t try to get away with pushing a narrative while technically following the rules, but that rule is still a good one.

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