Bill Maher and John Cleese went through it new york timesand slams left-wing newspapers for lying to readers and pushing agendas instead of news.
The accusations were made during Maher’s term. club random In a podcast posted on Monday, the two spoke passionately about the Old Gray Lady’s downfall.
“The Sunday New York Times often runs focus groups of a dozen or so people on the back page of the weekend review. And I read this and thought, ‘Oh, we’re I’m thinking, “This is really messed up.” They’re just saying stupid things, and it’s in the New York Times,” Maher pointed out.
Mr Cleese replied: “I used to think it was a great newspaper, but now I don’t think so.”
“Neither do I. I mean, I had it on my breakfast table when I was a kid, and that’s sad. It was at my parents’ house,” Ms. Maher exclaimed.
Maher went on to lament that the newspaper is failing “because it’s not just ‘telling me the facts.’
“There are too many front-page editorials and articles that are supposed to be factual that lean in one direction. And I don’t necessarily support the other side,” Maher said, noting just someone telling them their opinion. He added that he just wanted them to tell “the whole truth” and not just “the whole truth.”
“It’s becoming increasingly difficult to try to figure something out really accurately,” Creese agreed. “The challenge is getting reliable information.”
Mr. Cleese warned about propaganda, noting that it has been around since the beginning of humanity.of monty python The alum also cited the lie that the 15th century King Richard III of England was a hunchback.
Meanwhile, the paper, which claims to be independent and concerned only with the truth, received $100 million from left-wing Google in a deal to feature its content on Google’s platform.
Other celebrities, including comedienne Amy Schumer and Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, have also publicly criticized the newspaper for its coverage of Israel.
Other celebrities have also spoken out against the paper. For example, New York-based actor and social media geek Michael Rapaport has called for a boycott of the paper because of its lies about Israel.
On the other hand, more and more people may be coming to the same conclusion as Mr. Maher and Mr. Crees. new york times The company lost millions of dollars and was hit with a wave of layoffs.
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