http://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/04/04/ag-hamilton-catches-reporter-in-lie-about-fl-data-dashboard-n2394745
"Journalists" ... yeah, riiiiiiight. Nah, the VAST majority of the vermin who are employed by U.S. media outlets are actually just low-life bootlickers and propagandists for the Democrat Party.
You really do not despise the media enough. They lie -- with alacrity -- and lie especially hard about politicians they don't like (read: most Republicans).
Their entire job is supposed to really investigate things and get accurate information and answers to readers and viewers. Instead, they are the propaganda arm of the Democrat party, in a way that makes even Pravda blush.
Case in point -- the Florida data dashboard and this reporting on it.
Alecia C. (@AleciaDCollins) ~ Frankly, good journalism is asking questions when you don't fully understand the ins and outs of a program. The dashboard costs around $5k. Total data collection request = $567,882. Neither anywhere close to $577 million.
@FranklyFlorida
Ah, "Frankly Florida" must be the cutesy lil' name that media hack, Frank Cerabino, gave to his column at The Palm Beach Post.
There's a HUGE difference betwen $567,000 and $577 million. And journalists know this, but the lie is now out there.
Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) ~ Well, his estimate is only about $576.4 million off.
Close enough.
THE OCpatriotâ„¢ (@OCpatriot_) ~ Well @Franklyflorida, this is awkward. @pbpost should issue an immediate correction and censure and admonishment of Frank Cerabino.
Will they?
And even if they do, it'll be buried near the classified ads.
Or, The Palm Beach Post could put a new tag line on the front page, right underneath its name ... "The Dumbest of the Dumb Work Here."
The narrative is already set, and watch this fake story be used against DeSantis down the road.
Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) ~ To be fair, they rounded to the nearest 577 million.
Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) ~ Look, I’ve called out some journos for their lack of math skills before, but @FranklyFlorida is next level.
Hey, hear that, Frank - you've ARRIVED ... at the bottom of the chasm. Congrats!
Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) ~ The @pbpost was only off by hundreds of millions of dollars. But why let the facts stand in the way of a good hit piece?
AG (@AGHamilton29) ~ What an embarrassing mistake. @FranklyFlorida claimed that Florida's data dashboard cost taxpayers more than the $566 million spent on uncompensated hospital visits from undocumented immigrants that it recorded.
Except it turns out that he confused the cost of the dashboard as $577 Million when it was really $5K for the dashboard and $567K for data collection.
Thing is you just need a little common sense from a reporter or editor to realize a data dashboard probably doesn't cost $577 million, but I guess they didn't want to let common sense get in the way of a good narrative.
Gregg Re (@gregg_re) ~ Reminds me of when business insider reported "More people actually moved out of Florida than New York or California in 2021" ... when the numbers showed the exact opposite.
Reporter @NeubauerKelsey now works for CNBC's premium business insights division.
http://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/11/fact-check-did-more-people-move-out-of-florida-than-new-york-and-california/
Hmmm ... maybe he provides insights into the art of lying for CNBC, eh?
Andrea E (@AAC0519) ~ They rush to tar DeSantis and often look foolish afterwards.
Boo (@IzaBooboo) ~ It's one thing to tweet it. It's entirely another to publish it after full editing. How embarrassing.
AG (@AGHamilton29) ~ I realize there is no math prerequisite for journalists, but you should be able to tell the difference between $568 Thousand and $577 Million if you’re writing about how much something costs.
Jedi Ghost Wisconsin Irish James (@blackdoglurking) ~ Another exhibit in: "Narrative comes first." Media members will never take the necessary introspection to see why they lost the public's trust.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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