{"id":2337701,"date":"2024-09-06T07:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T11:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-propaganda\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T10:16:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:16:37","slug":"ap-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Exploits Tragedy To Twist Vance&#8217;s Words For Propaganda"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fap-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-propaganda%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=2337701&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the controversy surrounding a misquote made by the Associated Press (AP) regarding comments from J.D. Vance, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a>. The\u2063 AP initially\u2064 published a misleading quote from Vance in which they suggested he characterized school shootings as \u200ca &#8220;fact of life.&#8221; Following backlash, the AP deleted \u2063the original post but had \u200balready allowed its misleading version to serve as political fodder for Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Vance&#8217;s actual remarks\u2064 condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-school-officials-had-authority-to-search-suspects-backpack-prior-to-shooting-but-failed-to-do-so\/\" title=\"Mich. school officials had authority to search suspect\u2019s backpack prior to shooting, but failed to do so\">recent school shooting<\/a> in Georgia and emphasized the need for improved security in schools to protect children. However, the snippet used by the AP distorted his statement. After the retraction, the article noted that Vance&#8217;s spokesperson criticized the AP for lacking credibility and claiming that the media routinely misrepresents Republican politicians to bolster Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>The situation highlights concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-3-steps-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-takes-to-shut-down-media-criticism\/\" title=\"The 3 Steps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Takes To Shut Down Media Criticism\">media accountability<\/a> and the impact of journalistic integrity on political discourse.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kC-PmGBIxdw&amp;list=RDNSkC-PmGBIxdw&amp;start_radio=1\">  Fox54 News Huntsville \/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/associated-press-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-election-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Associated%20Press%20Exploits%20Tragedy%20To%20Twist%20Vance%E2%80%99s%20Words%20For%20Election%20Propaganda&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/associated-press-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-election-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Associated%20Press%20Exploits%20Tragedy%20To%20Twist%20Vance%E2%80%99s%20Words%20For%20Election%20Propaganda&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/associated-press-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-election-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/associated-press-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-election-propaganda\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Associated%20Press%20Exploits%20Tragedy%20To%20Twist%20Vance%E2%80%99s%20Words%20For%20Election%20Propaganda&amp;body=The%20AP's%20misleading%20quote%20was%20quickly%20exploited%20by%20the%20Kamala%20Harris%20campaign.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/associated-press-exploits-tragedy-to-twist-vances-words-for-election-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Associated Propaganda &mdash; I mean, Associated <em>Press<\/em> (AP) &mdash; deliberately misquoted vice presidential hopeful J.D. Vance on Thursday before deleting the original post and publishing a weak, semi-updated version following backlash. By then, however, the AP&rsquo;s exploitation of a devastating tragedy had successfully created fodder for Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; operations.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Arizona on Thursday, Vance decried the deadly school shooting in Georgia that took place on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28072b6f38a37d1f3e4880ee44a4c4b4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28072b6f38a37d1f3e4880ee44a4c4b4\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;If these psychos are going to go after our kids we&rsquo;ve got to be prepared for it,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have to like the reality that we live in, but it is the reality we live in. We&rsquo;ve got to deal with it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like that this is a fact of life,&rdquo; Vance continued. &ldquo;But if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realize that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security so if a psycho wants to walk through the front door and kill a bunch of children they&rsquo;re not able.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the AP used a snippet of Vance&rsquo;s quote to distort what he actually said and mislead the public.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;JD Vance says school shootings are a &lsquo;fact of life,&rsquo; calls for better security,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1831865070856630316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original<\/a> post on X said, with a link to Jonathan J. Cooper&rsquo;s abysmal &ldquo;reporting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ed68c28898d10df0bb9a79dc3324b8da fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ed68c28898d10df0bb9a79dc3324b8da\"><\/div>\n<p>Of course, that wasn&rsquo;t what Vance <em>actually<\/em> said &mdash; it was just what the media <em>wished<\/em> he had said, so they printed it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The post was later deleted and replaced with an updated caption and headline. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a &lsquo;fact of life&rsquo; and says the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia,&rdquo; the new post read.  <\/p>\n<p>The AP <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AP\/status\/1831870743627624939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said the new post<\/a> &ldquo;replaces an earlier post that was deleted to add context to the partial quote from Vance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f013f0ca03edeedf9bb00eae8eb62c39 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f013f0ca03edeedf9bb00eae8eb62c39\"><\/div>\n<p>The Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1831874814191288573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> the update is an &ldquo;interesting way to say &lsquo;we deliberately mis-edited his quote and only deleted the tweet &mdash; but not the story &mdash; when we got called out for our disgusting propaganda.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But by the time the AP was shamed into their mea culpa response, their original, misleading post had <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stclairashley\/status\/1831874464755413111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">racked<\/a> up more than 2.5 million views. Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1831881768150216873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo; team had also already exploited the fake report for campaign purposes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday, Vice President Harris said &lsquo;it doesn&rsquo;t have to be this way&rsquo; in response to another senseless school shooting. Donald Trump and JD Vance think school shootings are a &lsquo;fact of life&rsquo; and &lsquo;we have to get over it.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But this is the very purpose of a propaganda press. Cooper and the AP didn&rsquo;t just misquote Vance or tweet the misquote by mistake &mdash; they exploited the tragedy of two dead children and two teachers to generate election fodder for Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s spokesperson, William Martin, told The Federalist the AP has long lost any credibility.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is yet another case of the fake news media brazenly lying about a Republican politician. Sen. Vance said exactly the opposite of what the Associated Press claimed. It should come as no surprise that the AP lost any and all credibility it had years ago, because they will lie about literally anything in order prop up the Democrats,&rdquo; Martin said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8f1fb4c83b57a3e7b02e50859b1c0568 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8f1fb4c83b57a3e7b02e50859b1c0568\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Brianna Lyman<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/briannalyman2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener\">@briannalyman2<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/briannalyman\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/associated-press\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Associated Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/corporate-media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">corporate media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/j-d-vance\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">J.D. Vance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">jd vance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Kamala Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/propaganda-press\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">propaganda press<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/school-shooting\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">School shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Associated Press (AP) faced criticism for misquoting vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on Thursday, subsequently deleting the initial post and issuing a revised version after backlash. Despite this, the AP&#8217;s initial misleading portrayal of a tragic event had already been used by Vice President Kamala Harris for her campaign efforts.<\/p>\n<p>During an address in Arizona, Vance condemned the recent school shooting in Georgia. He stated, \u201cIf these psychos are going to go after our kids we\u2019ve got to be prepared for it,\u201d acknowledging the harsh reality of such incidents and emphasizing the need for improved security measures at schools.<\/p>\n<p>However, the AP distorted his comments by presenting a partial quote that suggested he viewed school shootings as merely a &#8220;fact of life.&#8221; The original post on X included this misleading interpretation alongside a link to Jonathan J. Cooper\u2019s reporting. After being called out for their inaccuracies, they deleted it and replaced it with an updated version that provided more context but still misrepresented Vance&#8217;s stance.<\/p>\n<p>Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway criticized this update as an attempt to cover up their earlier misrepresentation rather than genuinely correcting their error. By then, however, their original post had garnered over 2.5 million views and was already utilized by Harris\u2019 team in her campaign messaging.<\/p>\n<p>Vance\u2019s spokesperson William Martin expressed frustration over what he described as another instance of media bias against Republican figures: \u201cThis is yet another case of fake news media brazenly lying about a Republican politician&#8230; The AP lost any credibility years ago because they will lie about anything to support Democrats.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist with experience featured across various news platforms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2337702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-06-at-12.05.56-AM-e1725595656822-1024x577.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23318,7938,4488,13242,15469],"class_list":["post-2337701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ap","tag-exploits","tag-propaganda","tag-tragedy","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-06-at-12.05.56-AM-e1725595656822-1024x577.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337701","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\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}