cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/43498121
There were many disheartening moments during the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign for progressives who support Palestinian rights. Yet few were quite as deflating as that moment when the ostensibly progressive, leading member of The Squad, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood at the podium at the Democratic National Convention and told the audience that then-Vice President Kamala Harris was “working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and bring the hostages home.”
We knew she was lying. AOC herself knew she was lying. But it was just the message that the crowd—who were more than eager to show their support for the Democrats despite the party’s utter refusal to allow even the most conciliatory and moderate Palestinian voice to be heard—wanted to hear, and they ate it up.
The utterly shameless nature of the lie has now been confirmed by no less than nine officials from Joe Biden’s administration and reported on by Israel’s own Channel 13 news program, Hamakor, which, aptly, translates as “The Source.”
Nobody complains when I post one of thousands of fact checks on shit Donald trump says, but the Dems are real touchy.
It’s not what you’re posting but where you’re posting it from and their track record. Post it from a less biased, less sensationalized, more reputable source and I would guess those complaints will largely go away.
Those have all been from credible sources.
What don’t you like about Mondoweiss?
I notice you aren’t disputing the facts here, just the source.
This article touches on many of the same talking points if it’s more to your liking in terms of “credibility” rating. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/aoc-dnc-speech-gaza/
Giving a garbo source the benefit of the doubt on an article-by-article basis just muddies the waters and gives an air of undeserved legitimacy to other things they publish.
Credibility and trust are built over time; throwing out a “look, THIS article is okay” every so often does not make them a credible source.
If the facts are solid, then there should be at least one other reputable source reporting on them. If only a sensationalist rag is covering it, maybe ask why that is.
This is the same argument I’ve seen used by people trying to legitimize Fox News and RT, BTW.