Americans have heard about the alleged onslaught of fake news that “just started” occurring during the presidential election cycle.
Problem is, fake news has been around for decades and the chief culprits are every mainstream media news outlet. They’ve fabricated news to the highest levels, and most never own up to their outright lies.
Mainstream media spews the fake news, then dances around the truth and its consequences after they’ve been exposed. Folks, they’re still doing it on an almost daily basis.
Fake news is like an illegal drug to mainstream media, their addiction can’t be satisfied. Their craving is so strong they can’t stop themselves after their lovefest with Democrats in high political places fell apart.
Mainstream media just “broke” a story about a Trump nominee for his new administration. The high-profile media organization spewing the lies got debunked for its fake news almost as soon as they ran with the story. Well the lie has been exposed. From The Daily Wire:
Last week, Democrats launched a full-scale media press for an investigation into potential Trump Secretary of Health and Human Services Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) for corruption.
Why? Because according to Public Citizen, Price traded some $300,000 in health care stocks while presiding over regulation of the health care industry as chair of the House Budget Committee.
Senator Patty Murray announced on Thursday, “I urge Republicans to work with us to make sure we have all the facts in front of us and they are fully reviewed before Congressman Price advances.”
It was nothing more than attempted validation of a false news story.
This was all vague. But then the bombshell: according to CNN, Price invested in a health care company, then pushed legislation to drive up the stock price. Smoking gun! Dead to rights!
CNN carefully painted a picture of Price using his position to profit from his congressional influence. From CNN:
Price bought between $1,001 to $15,000 worth of shares last March in Zimmer Biomet, according to House records reviewed by CNN. Less than a week after the transaction, the Georgia Republican congressman introduced the HIP Act, legislation that would have delayed until 2018 a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation that industry analysts warned would significantly hurt Zimmer Biomet financially once fully implemented.
CNN paraded “ethics experts” into the narrative and quoted them as saying the situation was quite grave. CNN missed the part of journalism where others will fact-check you and shut you down if you’re caught lying.
Here’s how the CNN BS-fest was exposed by former Price aide Ellen Carmichael:
@AG2Pearl @RepTomPrice Tom Price is absolutely not engaged in the management of his portfolio. And even if he was, the timeline doesn't match CNN's claims.
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
Good morning, all. Who's ready to see the Price CNN story debunked from start to finish? Here we go… (1/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
.@RepTomPrice has a Morgan Stanley brokered-directed stock portfolio. He is not personally engaged in trades made on his behalf. (2/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
In March 2016, his broker rebalanced his portfolio and included the purchase of $2,697.74 Zimmer Biomet stock, among others. (3/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
Price was unaware of March 17 stock purchase until April 4. He immediately disclosed his financials on April 15, 2016, 11 days later. (4/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
CNN says that @RepTomPrice introduced legislation after purchasing stock. This is demonstrably false. Work on this began in 2015! (5/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
Purchase on his behalf occurred 3/17/16. Dear Colleague letter in opposition to CMS provision sent 9/21/15. CNN's timeline is WRONG. (6/x) pic.twitter.com/uATaEpZug2
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
This is journalistic malpractice. Timeline is wrong. Price doesn't have any direct control over his portfolio. Entire thing is a lie. (7/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
As someone who worked for Dr. Price, I'm physically sickened by this dishonest narrative about a man as far from corrupt as you can be (8/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
I get "this is politics," but to watch media so happily carry water for Dems who have said he's the only nominee they'll oppose… (9/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
…is absolutely disgusting. Price has served in House since 2005, and these people should know better than to believe he's corrupt. (10/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
I've watched so much of his kindness, charity and ethics in person for so long. This isn't "politics." It's character assassination. (11/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
They can't beat him on ideas, experience or character, so they fabricate an entire corruption narrative the facts don't support (12/x)
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) January 17, 2017
Price’s spokesman said that Price would submit all holdings information to the Office of Government Ethics, and that Price would abide by any rulings by the OGE.
CNN called the story a “grave” revelation that must be thoroughly investigated. As stated, it’s a false narrative – fake news.
The revelation is CNN has become the criminal on a wanted poster for its continued promotion of fake news. The network’s reputation is permanently maligned with the American people as the “Corrupt News Network,” the one that bows to whims of radical liberals and the leftist politicians they serve.
CNN has one foot in its own grave, and that’s no joke.
Source: The Daily Wire
