{"id":1002919,"date":"2021-11-12T11:29:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1002919"},"modified":"2021-11-12T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:29:31","slug":"straight-up-libelous-cbs-posts-tweet-claiming-rittenhouse-murdered-two-men-ahead-of-trial-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/straight-up-libelous-cbs-posts-tweet-claiming-rittenhouse-murdered-two-men-ahead-of-trial-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Straight Up Libelous\u2019: CBS Posts Tweet Claiming Rittenhouse \u2018Murdered Two Men\u2019 Ahead Of Trial Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstraight-up-libelous-cbs-posts-tweet-claiming-rittenhouse-murdered-two-men-ahead-of-trial-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1002919&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The CBS Mornings\u2019 Twitter account posted, then deleted, a tweet claiming Kyle Rittenhouse \u201cmurdered two men\u201d on Thursday while the teen\u2019s self-defense trial is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users blasted the news organization for the slip, with many using the tweet as an example of a much larger problem of biased media reporting and commentary that has surrounded the trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKyle Rittenhouse testified in his murder trial yesterday, breaking down in tears as he told the jury he murdered two men at a Black Lives Matter protest last year in self-defense,\u201d the CBS Mornings tweet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBang up job, guys,\u201d Washington Examiner senior commentary writer Becket Adams said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">bang up job, guys. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bhQVfYMcpZ\">pic.twitter.com\/bhQVfYMcpZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BecketAdams\/status\/1458793465932877824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Real Clear Investigations senior writer Mark Hemingway <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1458812457657544710\">noted<\/a>, \u201cAgain, a lot of Rittenhouse coverage and commentary is straight up libelous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner\u2019s Tim Carney <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPCarney\/status\/1458794685653262339\">called<\/a> the CBS tweet politically motivated \u201cslander.\u201d \u201cThey will slander you happily if they think you have bad politics,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, well, then. No need for trials, CBS News has delivered its verdict!\u201d National Review senior writer Dan McLaughlin sarcastically <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baseballcrank\/status\/1458842595644293122\">quipped<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, multiple media outlets downplayed testimony from Gaige Grosskreutz \u2014 whom Rittenhouse has been charged with first-degree attempted homicide for shooting him in the arm \u2014 that Grosskreutz had leveled a gun at Rittenhouse before Rittenhouse shot his own. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/media-headlines-hide-fact-that-kyle-rittenhouses-self-defense-claim-was-made-abundantly-clear-in-court\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>Headlines from most left-leaning outlets focused on Grosskreutz\u2019s statements about fearing for his life, or his claim that he had surrendered to Rittenhouse, even though video shows otherwise and defense questioning also led to him admitting that was not the case.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For example, The Washington Post\u2019s original headline read: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life before Kyle Rittenhouse shot him during Kenosha unrest.\u201d The headline has been altered&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2021\/11\/08\/gaige-grosskreutz-says-he-feared-his-life-before-kyle-rittenhouse-shot-him-during-kenosha-unrest\/\">to read<\/a>: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life, pointed gun at Kyle Rittenhouse before getting shot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MSNBC also posted a tweet with a caption that read: Man shot and seriously wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year recounts the moments leading up to the near-fatal interaction, telling jurors he thought he \u201cwas going to die.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Outlets also continually referred to Grosskreutz as the \u201clone survivor\u201d of the men shot by Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse shot Grosskreutz and killed two other men on August 25, 2020, amid riots and violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparked over the lawful police shooting of Jacob Blake. Court testimony has revealed that in each<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CBS Mornings\u2019 Twitter account posted, then deleted, a tweet claiming Kyle Rittenhouse \u201cmurdered two men\u201d on Thursday while the teen\u2019s self-defense trial is ongoing.Social media users blasted the news organization for the slip, with many using the tweet as an example of a much larger problem of biased media reporting and commentary that has surrounded the trial.\u201cKyle Rittenhouse testified in his murder trial yesterday, breaking down in tears as he told the jury he murdered two men at a Black Lives Matter protest last year in self-defense,\u201d the CBS Mornings tweet said.\u201cBang up job, guys,\u201d Washington Examiner senior commentary writer Becket Adams said.bang up job, guys. pic.twitter.com\/bhQVfYMcpZ\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) November 11, 2021Real Clear Investigations senior writer Mark Hemingway noted, \u201cAgain, a lot of Rittenhouse coverage and commentary is straight up libelous.\u201dThe Washington Examiner\u2019s Tim Carney called the CBS tweet politically motivated \u201cslander.\u201d \u201cThey will slander you happily if they think you have bad politics,\u201d he tweeted.\u201cOh, well, then. No need for trials, CBS News has delivered its verdict!\u201d National Review senior writer Dan McLaughlin sarcastically quipped.Earlier in the week, multiple media outlets downplayed testimony from Gaige Grosskreutz \u2014 whom Rittenhouse has been charged with first-degree attempted homicide for shooting him in the arm \u2014 that Grosskreutz had leveled a gun at Rittenhouse before Rittenhouse shot his own. As The Daily Wire reported:Headlines from most left-leaning outlets focused on Grosskreutz\u2019s statements about fearing for his life, or his claim that he had surrendered to Rittenhouse, even though video shows otherwise and defense questioning also led to him admitting that was not the case.For example, The Washington Post\u2019s original headline read: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life before Kyle Rittenhouse shot him during Kenosha unrest.\u201d The headline has been altered\u00a0to read: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life, pointed gun at Kyle Rittenhouse before getting shot.\u201dMSNBC also posted a tweet with a caption that read: Man shot and seriously wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year recounts the moments leading up to the near-fatal interaction, telling jurors he thought he \u201cwas going to die.\u201dOutlets also continually referred to Grosskreutz as the \u201clone survivor\u201d of the men shot by Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse shot Grosskreutz and killed two other men on August 25, 2020, amid riots and violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparked over the lawful police shooting of Jacob Blake. Court testimony has revealed that in each case, Rittenhouse was either being pursued, attacked, or threatened before he fired.During his testimony, Grosskreutz admitted that Rittenhouse did not fire until Grosskreutz had pointed his own gun at the younger man. The exchange with Rittenhouse defense attorney Corey Chirafisi went as follows:Corey Chirafisi: Now, you\u2019d agree your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse. Correct?Gaige Grosskreutz: Yes.CC: Okay. And once your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse, that\u2019s when he fires his gun. Yes?GG: No.CC: Sir, look, I don\u2019t want to \u2013 does this look like right now your arm is being shot?GG: That looks like my bicep being vaporized, yes.CC: Okay. And it\u2019s being vaporized as you\u2019re pointing your gun directly at him. Yes?GG: Yes.CC: Okay. So when you were standing 3-5 feet from him with your arms up in the air, he never fired. Right?GG: Correct.CC: It wasn\u2019t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him with your gun \u2014 now your hands down \u2014 pointed at him that he fired. Right?GG: Correct.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1002919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}