In the past 9 or so years Ive been seeing a made-up news like this http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/27/france.bin.laden/index.html?hpt=T2 pop up from time to time. It is clearly designed to upset and provoke, to keep the fire burning so to speak, to make everyone think for a second before they go about their way. And news is not news at all. It cannot be confirmed, it cannot be tested, there is nobody available for some 3rd party to verify – its just a vehicle of mass propaganda. It could have been done by anyone yet CNN decided to put it as big news. One always reads about journalistic standards and other feel-good platitudes but clearly, in this case, this news is being planted with purpose and a goal. And, yes, there are a number of people who will probably let out a cynical grin and, at worst, roll their eyes but there are many much more who will take this news at face value and use it in their own internal argumentation for holding certain views or opinions and, use it whenever they discuss some issues with people still on the fence. As of now (11AM) it is one of the most popular news items on CNN website. What I am surprised is that clear propaganda and fear mongering such as this is going totally free of criticism and common sense challenge in the mainstream media as in, better not touch this one.
What am I missing…