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Local news channels across the country used a nearly identical script
to push coverage of a controversial Wall Street Journal article questioning President Joe Biden’s mental fitness.

An eerie supercut compiled by Popular Information shows how anchors on dozens of channels owned by 💥Sinclair Broadcast Group 💥parroted the story in an apparently coordinated fashion.

Each segment deferred to national correspondent Matthew Galka’scomment that Biden’s questionable mental acuity could be an “election decider.”

However, the Wall Street Journal story is reported without highlighting the concerns raised about the article by prominent media critics, who attacked the piece for its lack of balance in sourcing.

Popular Information focuses on Sinclair, which operates 185 local TV stations across the nation.

The writers point to polls which suggest local news is much more highly trusted medium and that pushing “attacks on Biden’s mental fitness under the guise of ‘local news’ is an extremely powerful tactic.”

#SinclairBroadcastGroup #Fake #LocalNews
#RightwingDisinformation
#DavidSmith
mediaite.com/news/supercut-sho

Mediaite · Stunning Supercut Shows Sinclair Stations’ Collective Push Of Controversial WSJ Report On Biden’s Mental FitnessSinclair-affiliated channels pushed the story despite concerns raised about its lack of balance in sourcing.

The #BaltimoreSun newspaper was just bought by right-wing media mogul, #DavidSmith. His company, #Sinclair owns over 185 TV stations in the United States. The #HBO series, "#TheWire" had it's 5th season set at the newspaper. It will be interesting to see how low the paper goes in its direction.

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