{"id":1222785,"date":"2022-01-18T16:53:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222785"},"modified":"2022-01-18T16:53:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:53:50","slug":"cnn-blasted-for-hiring-king-of-viral-misinformation-rex-chapman-for-streaming-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-blasted-for-hiring-king-of-viral-misinformation-rex-chapman-for-streaming-service\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Blasted for Hiring &#039;King of Viral Misinformation&#039; Rex Chapman for Streaming Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fcnn-blasted-for-hiring-king-of-viral-misinformation-rex-chapman-for-streaming-service%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=1222785&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Michael-Reaves_Getty-Images-5-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">CNN has proudly announced that it has hired left-wing extremist and serial misinformation pusher Rex Chapman for its new subscription streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNplus\/status\/1483439906613604361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> out its hiring of the ex-NBA player calling the move an act \u201cworthy of a @RexChapman retweet,\u201d plainly signaling that the cable network is fully aware of Chapman\u2019s tweets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s something worthy of a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RexChapman<\/a> retweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CNNPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CNNPlus<\/a> is adding Rex Chapman to its lineup this spring. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDlUgyvsJu\">pic.twitter.com\/dDlUgyvsJu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN+ (@CNNplus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNplus\/status\/1483439906613604361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Clearly, though, CNN has chosen to ignore the many, many times that Chapman pushed lies, doctored video, deceivingly edited quotes, and promoted misinformation on his Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>To name just a few of the false claims that Chapman tweeted out over the last few years, last July he tweeted that GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell was a mask scoffer early during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This dude didn\u2019t wear a mask publicly for MONTHS AND MONTHS while the former guy was in office. He went right along with whatever the former guy said and did with regard to COVID. He knew all of this shit then. So why now? <\/p>\n<p>This man is a misinformation scourge\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeaderMcConnell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jUQdUPkCe2\">https:\/\/t.co\/jUQdUPkCe2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1417647164063326208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitchy.com\/sarahd-313035\/2021\/07\/21\/ex-nba-player-rex-chapman-blasts-pro-vaccine-mitch-mcconnell-as-a-misinformation-scourge-while-spreading-blatant-misinformation-about-mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record<\/a> shows that McConnell was one of the early members of the GOP to advocate for mask-wearing both in D.C. and at home in Kentucky. Chapman was simply wrong on every point.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, even a CNN \u201cfact-checker\u201d blasted Chapman for his lies:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is not true. McConnell was vocally pro-mask under Trump, in Washington and during trips home to Kentucky. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RW6SNxIsgo\">https:\/\/t.co\/RW6SNxIsgo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MhrtziqAZS\">pic.twitter.com\/MhrtziqAZS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Dale (@ddale8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddale8\/status\/1417671664276488193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet, CNN has hired Chapman, anyway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The McConnell flap is far from the only time Chapman has pushed misinformation and lies on the Twitter account that CNN now lauds.<\/p>\n<p>In January of last year, Chapman posted a faked video that purported to show a military band playing \u201cHit the Road Jack\u201d on Trump\u2019s last day in office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Perfect. Trump\u2019s last day.<\/p>\n<p>The Military Band right outside the White House \u2014 \u201cHit The Road Jack\u201d\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B0kXDgqggB\">pic.twitter.com\/B0kXDgqggB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1351668986291875845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the real <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acosta\/status\/1351268470458109958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> posted by CNN\u2019s Jim Acosta proves that Chapman\u2019s audio is faked. Not only did Chapman get more than 25,000 retweets, he never deleted the lie-filled posting.<\/p>\n<p>Chapman was also one of the leftists pushing the lie that mailboxes in Burbank, California, were locked to prevent residents from putting their mail-in ballots inside during the 2020 elections. He even doubled down on the li after the conspiracy theory was debunked.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rex Chapman doubles down on dopey &#8216;locked mailboxes in Burbank&#8217; conspiracy theory despite video evidence proving he&#8217;s wrong <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/75XVjlv0x7\">https:\/\/t.co\/75XVjlv0x7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitchyTeam\/status\/1295339598613295109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In September he burnished his COVIDiot bona fides by attacking Virginia Tech for hosting a football game in Sept. calling the event the \u201cCOVID-Bowl.\u201d Internet wags quickly noted that Chapman had attended a large sports event himself only days before attacking the school.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xVB1nRJz4G\">pic.twitter.com\/xVB1nRJz4G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Defiant L\u2019s (@DefiantLs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefiantLs\/status\/1433973886719303680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ex-NBA player also lied about something Lindsey Graham said in Nov. of 2020. After leftists began attacking Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett because she is a Catholic, Graham came to her aid and the support of women who agree with her world view, saying that conservative women have a place in this society, too. But Chapman purposefully misconstrued Graham\u2019s quote and presented it as if Graham was saying ONLY women who agree with the conservative world view have a place in America.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lindsey Graham tells young women that, \u201cThere\u2019s a place for you in America \u2014 if you are pro-life \u2014 if you embrace your religion and you follow traditional family structure&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>What a bad guy\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KwBppG65oV\">https:\/\/t.co\/KwBppG65oV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1322927211016585216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In another false tweet, Chapman lied about the circumstances of Breonna Taylor\u2019s death:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guys, never forget that Breonna Taylor\u2019s killers were at the wrong house. <\/p>\n<p>The wrong house.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1308896021326557184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is blatantly false. The police officers who shot Taylor were not at the wrong house. The search warrant they had in their possession was made out for Taylor\u2019s apartment because she and her boyfriend had a history of dealing drugs. Her name was on the warrant. Her boyfriend\u2019s name was on the warrant. And there was even a photo of the couple\u2019s front door on the warrant. Whether Taylor was innocent of the charges or not, the fact is the police were not at \u201cthe wrong house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, just a month ago, Chapman tweeted that he wishes that hospitals would refuse to treat people if they are unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How about we all agree that hospitals have the right to turn away unvaccinated covid patients? They have freedom of choice too right? <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure the unvaccinated would have no problem with that \u2014 and it would solve a lot of problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1473483926542901252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There was a time when leftists pushed the \u201cuniversal healthcare\u201d mantra even to those with preexisting conditions. Suddenly the left has found a group of people they want to deny universal healthcare. And why? Because liberals imagine that only white, Republicans don\u2019t want to take the COVID vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter users were quick to pounce on CNN for hiring Chapman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN announced today they are hiring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rexchapman<\/a> to their new streaming service. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the worst moments from the king of viral misinformation.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nSPiHBZUS6\">https:\/\/t.co\/nSPiHBZUS6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Watchdog (@LibWatchdog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LibWatchdog\/status\/1483464121102307328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN really hired Rex Chapman. The guy who got famous off saying block or charge. <\/p>\n<p>What an absolute unserious network. A joke. <\/p>\n<p>Rex Chapman \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s he gonna do? Show week old viral clips of Trump? Tell his audience the best way to rob an Apple store?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackMacCFB\/status\/1483467666958565377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s amazing how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cnn<\/a> continues to make decisions guaranteed to destroy whatever limited trust they have in the media today. Well done! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DmmvbXrS6z\">pic.twitter.com\/DmmvbXrS6z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1483464737488875521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is the man CNN is so proud of hiring. If anyone imagined that CNN\u2019s new streaming service would be a move back to real news, this hiring should disabuse them of that notion.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN has proudly announced that it has hired left-wing extremist and serial misinformation pusher Rex Chapman for its new subscription streaming service. 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