CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter was the subject of ridicule Monday for constructing a false equivalency to attack Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
While discussing declining “trust in institutions” and “decades of lies about government” with CNN anchor Caitlan Collins, Stelter suddenly pointed to Rubio as the congressman was being talked about. They attacked him for suggesting it was hypocrisy, even though it wasn't.
“Employment statistics have been consistently revised downward for the past few years. The chances of a hurricane hitting his state are essentially zero. You see the problem?
“Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted about 'fake' jobs numbers on Friday, casting doubt on government statistics,” Stelter said. “Today he is imploring voters to believe the government's forecasts, to take the government's information seriously and to trust the government's data.
“What a difference three days makes for Marco Rubio — and he's supposed to be one of the more responsible people,” he quipped.
Mr. Stelter pointed out his false equivalency and added to X: “Do you see the problem?”
The problem with Stelter's juxtaposition is threefold.
First, Mr. Stelter seemed to be suggesting that a person who believes one government agency about one thing must believe all government agencies about everything.
Second, weather forecasts provided by government agencies are perhaps one of the last areas of government that are immune to over-politicization. Meteorologists don't care how their forecasts affect politics. They are trying to save lives and keep people as informed as possible. The monthly employment report, on the other hand, is one of the most politicized government reports.
3rd place, Rubio called Last week's jobs numbers are “fake” because we recognize a pattern in jobs numbers under the Biden administration: Preliminary reports show positive numbers, only to be revised later. , indicating that job growth was actually not as good as initially claimed.
Stelter was immediately criticized on social media, with his question being, “Do you see the problem?” — He turned around:
- “Yes, Brian, but you're not. NOAA hurricane warnings are accurate and not yet politicized, so you can trust them. The employment statistics have been revised downward for at least eight months, and the employment statistics are accurately represented. “I don't believe in the reality of employment in the United States,” one person said. pointed out.
- “You can't be serious… There's no history of weather forecasters of any kind fabricating hurricane predictions for some kind of arcane political gain. It's there when it comes to employment numbers, and the political motives are clear. . And it's not like lives are at risk. It's the employment numbers!” people answered.
- “So the rule is that if you believe a government agency about something, you have to believe all government agencies,” one person said. answered.
- “Damn, Brian, this is stupid even by your non-existent standards,” said another. I noticed.
- “No. Employment statistics have been consistently revised downward for the past few years. The chances of a hurricane hitting his state are essentially zero. See the problem?” 1 person answered.
Stelter rejoined CNN last month, two years after being fired from the network.
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