{"id":2272571,"date":"2024-06-20T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T17:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-goes-all-in-on-white-houses-cheap-fakes-narrative\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:25:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T17:25:46","slug":"media-goes-all-in-on-white-houses-cheap-fakes-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-goes-all-in-on-white-houses-cheap-fakes-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Fully Embraces White House&#8217;s &#8216;Cheap Fakes&#8217; Narrative"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fmedia-goes-all-in-on-white-houses-cheap-fakes-narrative%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=2272571&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 article\u2062 discusses how certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-clash-with-cops-threaten-to-burn-dc-during-black-lives-matter-march\/\" title=\"Protesters Clash With Cops, Threaten To \u2018Burn\u2019 DC During \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 March\">legacy media outlets<\/a> are managing the dissemination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedians-who-go-rogue-make-a-killing\/\" title=\"Comedians Who Go Rogue Make a Killing\">viral video clips<\/a> that portray President \u2062Joe Biden in a negative light, \u200bappearing lost or frail. According to \u200cthe article, the White House has labeled these videos as &#8220;cheap fakes,&#8221; insisting they are deceptive and spread misinformation about the President&#8217;s mental state. The White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, criticized \u2064these portrayals as being made in bad \u2063faith and pointed out the ongoing issue of misinformation from right-wing critics. Following the administration&#8217;s lead, several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-wildly-distorts-state-bills-banning-critical-race-theory-claims-republicans-want-to-stop-teaching-slavery-and-racism\/\" title=\"New York Times Wildly Distorts State Bills Banning Critical Race Theory, Claims Republicans Want To Stop Teaching Slavery And Racism\">left-leaning media outlets<\/a> have been reported to support the White House&#8217;s perspective, echoing the stance that the unfavorable videos of Biden are not genuine portrayals but rather misleading \u2064edits intended to undermine his credibility.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Legacy media outlets appear to have gotten the message \u2014 straight from the White House \u2014 on how to handle a rash of recent viral video clips that show an unflattering side of President Joe Biden looking lost, frail, or old.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has repeatedly referred to these video clips \u2014 many of which were not edited and provided full context of the situation in which they were taken \u2014 as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/white-house-complains-of-biden-cheap-fakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheap fakes<\/a>,\u201d claiming that they were intentionally deceptive or promoting outright lies about President Biden and his mental state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are done in bad faith. And some of your news organizations have, have been very clear, have stressed that these right-wing, the right-wing critics of the president have a credibility problem because of the fact-checkers have repeatedly caught them pushing misinformation, disinformation,\u201d White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre complained during a recent briefing. \u201cAnd so we see this, and this is something coming from your part of the world, calling them cheap fakes and misinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Left-leaning media outlets immediately grabbed buckets and began dutifully carrying the Biden administration\u2019s talking points, as reported by Newsbusters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-judge-orders-dem-sec-of-state-to-release-all-communications-with-dominion-facebook-apple-amazon-and-google\/\" title=\"MI Judge Orders Dem Sec of State To Release All Communications With Dominion, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google\">state-controlled media<\/a> got the White House talking points, because now they\u2019re pretending that any video which makes Biden look old is a \u201ccheap fake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Banned_Bill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Banned_Bill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KqltMIV8az\">pic.twitter.com\/KqltMIV8az<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MRC NewsBusters (@newsbusters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsbusters\/status\/1803523935998451828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Grabien founder Tom S. Elliott compiled a list of how much time \u201cthe corporate media\u201d spent discussing the phrase \u201ccheap fakes,\u201d and the results were through the roof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cORDERS RECEIVED: In the last 3 days, the corporate media has spent 49 hours circulating the White House\u2019s \u2018cheap fakes\u2019 talking point,\u201d he commented, sharing a screenshot of the data.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ORDERS RECEIVED: In the last 3 days, the corporate media has spent 49 hours circulating the White House\u2019s \u201ccheap fakes\u201d talking point <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1R3tPmm7To\">pic.twitter.com\/1R3tPmm7To<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1803468848319922636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to his data, \u201cthe corporate media\u201d spent more than 49 hours discussing \u201ccheap fakes\u201d between June 15th and June 19th.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The coverage was so pervasive that it drew mockery from Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/greg-gutfeld-takes-apart-legacy-media-for-gobbling-up-cheap-fakes-spin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Gutfeld<\/a>, who wondered where the anti-hoax, anti-cheap fake media had been when the deceptive editing was being perpetrated against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere were these anti-hoaxers when there was the \u2018fine people hoax,\u2019 the \u2018drinking bleach hoax,\u2019 the \u2018koi pond hoax,\u2019 the \u2018migrant kids in cages hoax,\u2019 the \u2018border patrol whipping migrants hoax,\u2019 the \u2018lab leak is a conspiracy theory hoax,\u2019 the \u2018Russian collusion hoax,\u2019 the \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay Bill hoax\u2019 \u2026 did I leave any \u2014 the \u2018Pee Tape hoax,\u201d Gutfeld said, nearly running himself out of breath as he tried to list them all. \u201cWhere were they?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legacy media outlets seem to be following White House guidance on handling viral videos that depict President Joe Biden appearing confused, frail, or elderly. The White House has often referred to these clips, suggesting a narrative to downplay their impact<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2272572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2157603691.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2157603691.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272571","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\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}