Posted on Jul 15, 2022
Conservative media and politicians doubted the story of a pregnant 10-year-old. Then they pivoted...
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In a matter of days, a case described in a news story in Indiana turned into a national flashpoint in the culture wars.
An Indy Star story included the case of a pregnant 10-year-old who traveled out of state for an abortion after she was sexually assaulted. The support for the report was the doctor who performed the procedure, quoted by name. The story quickly caught on in national media as an example of the need for accessible abortion care — and was just as quickly seized on by conservative media and Republican politicians who said the doctor’s words were not enough proof, questioning whether the story was even true, and that it was another example of agenda-driven coverage from mainstream news outlets.
An Indy Star story included the case of a pregnant 10-year-old who traveled out of state for an abortion after she was sexually assaulted. The support for the report was the doctor who performed the procedure, quoted by name. The story quickly caught on in national media as an example of the need for accessible abortion care — and was just as quickly seized on by conservative media and Republican politicians who said the doctor’s words were not enough proof, questioning whether the story was even true, and that it was another example of agenda-driven coverage from mainstream news outlets.
Conservative media and politicians doubted the story of a pregnant 10-year-old. Then they pivoted...
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I didn't per se have a problem with them being skeptical about it until confirmed. What I do have a problem with was them then believing the idea that the rapist was an illegal immigrant when faced with the same level of evidence.
This isn't constrained to conservatives either. We all have a propensity to believe things that fit our worldview easily and be skeptical of things that don't.
This isn't constrained to conservatives either. We all have a propensity to believe things that fit our worldview easily and be skeptical of things that don't.
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There’s a sizable difference between “skeptical” and reporting that the rape of a 10 year old is “fake news” or “liberal propaganda” of which the latter was posted to RallyPoint along with some anointed internet sleuth’s video claiming it as fake news. Funny enough, within that RallyPoint post, they try to say the post was valid on news or lack thereof at that moment.
Yeah, liberals fully understand that fake news is ok, that is if it’s Republican fake news. Am I right?
There’s a sizable difference between “skeptical” and reporting that the rape of a 10 year old is “fake news” or “liberal propaganda” of which the latter was posted to RallyPoint along with some anointed internet sleuth’s video claiming it as fake news. Funny enough, within that RallyPoint post, they try to say the post was valid on news or lack thereof at that moment.
Yeah, liberals fully understand that fake news is ok, that is if it’s Republican fake news. Am I right?
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