{"id":1942251,"date":"2023-06-01T22:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T02:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-media-are-rushing-to-defend-aocs-honor\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T22:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T02:58:53","slug":"why-the-media-are-rushing-to-defend-aocs-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-media-are-rushing-to-defend-aocs-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Media defends AOC&#8217;s honor."},"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\">8<\/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%2Fwhy-the-media-are-rushing-to-defend-aocs-honor%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=1942251&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--><h2>Parody Account Mocking AOC Causes Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>The liberal media are in an uproar over a parody account that mocks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.). The account, which recently received a boost from Twitter owner Elon Musk, has been accused of spreading disinformation and harassing the progressive congresswoman.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe account is fooling some of the people who read its tweets\u2014bringing to life some of the fears about Musk\u2019s paid verification system that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-media-are-rushing-to-defend-aocs-honor\/\" title=\"Media defends AOC's honor.\">stripped legacy verified users<\/a> of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-founding-fathers-guaranteed-due-process-in-the-bill-of-rights-why-doesnt-that-apply-to-the-daunte-wright-case\/\" title=\"Our Founding Fathers Guaranteed \u2018Due Process\u2019 In The Bill Of Rights. Why Doesn\u2019t That Apply To The Daunte Wright Case?\">blue check marks<\/a>. In the replies, there is a mix of responses from people taking the tweets at face value and attributing them to the real Ocasio-Cortez, while others point out that it\u2019s a parody account.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>NBC News<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The account\u2019s most viral tweet plays into a sexist trope that Musk and other conservatives have embraced since his Twitter takeover\u2014that Ocasio-Cortez is secretly attracted to him.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs Ocasio-Cortez pointed out herself, Musk engaging with the fake account both legitimizes it and helps boost its visibility on the platform. But Musk\u2019s joking is also indicative of the right wing\u2019s weird obsession with the New York representative. Republicans hate Ocasio-Cortez and are quick to blame her for just about anything. But they also all seem to find her attractive, creating a bizarre dynamic that leaves the rest of us baffled.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>The New Republic<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While fact-checkers have debunked many fake AOC tweets in the past, the media have failed to ask why the over-the-top parody account, which is labeled as such, is so convincing.<\/p>\n<h3>Is AOC a Victim of Her Own Making?<\/h3>\n<p>Some argue that AOC&#8217;s appeal is a matter of rhetoric and personality, not of policy acumen or relevant experience. She has struggled with facts and basic norms about American civic life, and has been known to spread disinformation of her own.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAOC wants so much to be a victim that she\u2019s now spreading a conspiracy theory that Elon Musk personally messed with her phone so it wouldn\u2019t load up Twitter. Because technical issues never happen, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>Ian Miles Cheong<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But unlike certain billionaires associated with the right, AOC has often gotten a pass from the media\u2014or better.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was arrested during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-fence-installed-around-scotus-building\/\" title=\"Massive Fence Installed Around SCOTUS Building\">abortion-rights demonstration<\/a> outside the Supreme Court. She didn\u2019t fake the arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>PolitiFact<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost as though the media aren&#8217;t trustworthy themselves.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMore than 50 former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-told-us-the-bombshell-hunter-biden-scandal-was-russian-disinformation-he-just-admitted-the-laptop-could-be-his\/\" title=\"The Media Told Us The \u2018Bombshell\u2019 Hunter Biden Scandal Was Russian Disinformation. He Just Admitted The Laptop \u2018Could\u2019 Be His\">senior intelligence officials<\/a> believe the recent disclosure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-introduces-resolution-to-strip-security-clearances-from-intel-officials-who-misled-about-hunters-laptop\/\" title=\"Matt Gaetz Introduces Resolution to Strip Security Clearances from Intel Officials Who Misled About Hunter's Laptop\">emails allegedly belonging<\/a> to Hunter Biden &#8216;has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>POLITICO<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A parody account mocking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has caused concern among journalists and the congresswoman herself. The account, boosted by Twitter owner Elon Musk, is accused of spreading disinformation and harassing Ocasio-Cortez. 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