Five Propaganda Hoaxes That Blew Up In The Media’s Face In 2024

It's been a tough and dishonest year for the media, made worse by a high-stakes election — something to celebrate and something to mourn.

The corporate media opened up a firehose of propaganda every month, but the worst part was that President Joe Biden was as energetic as a spring chicken and smarter than an MIT math whiz. It's such a blatant lie that it's hard to believe it was spread so widely. But it was.

Corporate media's failure to pursue the truth should be applauded, but it should also serve as a warning. They still have the power, however small, to protect the corrupt and powerful and push a narrative that is harmful to the country. In that regard, it's worth revisiting their worst hoaxes, starting with the first one this year.

american bloodbath

At a rally in March, then-candidate Donald Trump discussed China plans to build cars in Mexico and sell them across the southern border, which would result in mass deaths of American auto workers. He issued a stern warning, using the rather apt word “bloodshed” by the liberal corporate media out of context.

“We're going to impose a 100 percent tariff on every car that comes through the line, so if I win, I won't be able to sell those cars. Now, if I don't win, I won't be able to sell those cars. “The whole thing would be a disaster – that would be the bare minimum. It would be a bloodbath for the country,” he said.

within the next 24 hours, politiko, mediaite, MSNBC, NPR, new york timesall the other articles carried disingenuous headlines, while liberal pundits pretended to be calling for a wave of political violence if Trump were defeated.

The Gold Stars Grimas

President Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery in August to honor the 13 soldiers who died during the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago. Kamala Harris, her campaign, and the liberal media, spearheaded by the vice president, tried to make Trump's rise into a major political scandal.

“As Vice President, I have had the opportunity to visit Arlington National Cemetery several times. It is a solemn place where we come together to honor America's heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. It's a place. This is not a place for politics,” Harris said. She further spread the falsehood that President Trump disrespected fallen veterans and called them “suckers” and “losers.”

“This is nothing new about Donald Trump. This is a man who has called fallen service members 'sucks' and 'losers' and disrespected Medal of Honor recipients. During a previous visit to the cemetery, one man said he “couldn't understand” the fallen soldiers. What was it for them? ”

But eight Gold Star families spoke out against Harris, saying she had invited Trump to the ceremony. He also noted that Harris has not contacted him since losing his child in Kabul in 2021.

a taste of her own medicine

President Trump infuriated the media with his angry and disingenuous behavior after saying he should give war hawk Liz Cheney a taste of his own medicine on Halloween.

“I actually think Kamala is very hurt. [Cheney’s] She's crazy, but the reason she couldn't stand me was because she always wanted to go to war with people. I don't want to go to war,'' Trump said of Kamala Harris' choice to campaign with Cheney. “She wanted to go to Syria. She wanted to stay in Syria. I took them out. She wanted to stay in Iraq. I took them out. I mean, if it was up to her, I We'll be going to 50 countries. She's a radical war hawk.”

“Let's give her a rifle and stand there and shoot nine barrels at her, okay? Let's see how she feels when the gun is pointed at her face.'' Yes,” President Trump said. “You know, when you're sitting in a nice building in Washington and saying, 'Hey, let's put 10,000 troops into the enemy's mouth,' they're all war hawks.”

countless critic and outlet drawn President Trump's common sense statement called for Cheney to be executed by firing squad.

amazing october surprise

The Atlantic and its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, published They thought it would be a devastating “October surprise” for Trump, full of sordid details and comparisons between the current president-elect and Adolf Hitler. The report alleges, among other things, that President Trump disrespected women veterans and their families and refused to pay for funeral expenses despite promises. What about the prey? The veteran's sister and various Trump associates who were first-hand witnesses came forward shortly after the article's publication to dispute that it was false. (Related article: The Atlantic's October Trump surprise collapses with massive denials from everyone involved)

Hidden Biden

The worst hoax of 2024 dwarfs the others listed above because of its scope and the damage it caused to the country. It's a bald-faced lie that President Joe Biden was mentally and physically sharp enough to serve as commander in chief. The White House spread propaganda that Biden was fit to mess with, and the media deliberately parroted that lie because it was an election year and they didn't want Trump to win.