Let’s talk about Alex Jones. Love him or hate him, he was shut down on the grounds that he spread misinformation. That’s what they cited when they took away all of his platforms.
Now, we can debate about how he ended up being right about a frightening number of things, but the argument presented was that he proliferated too much misinformation, and that was enough to silence him.
Let’s assume that’s justified. Let’s say that anyone who puts forward as much misinformation as Alex Jones is due to be cancelled. By that standard, we have to get rid of mainstream media, and we have to do it with all haste. The mainstream media has misinformed on a level that makes Alex Jones look like a couple of kids playing telephone with a string and some cans.
There are so many examples that it’s hard to know where to start, so let’s look at something from this week. MSNBC was presented with information suggesting that the DNC worked with Ukraine to dig up dirt during the 2016 election. This is well-documented, and to be fair, some mainstream outlets have reported on it.
But, MSNBC host Katy Tur labeled this uncontested truth as “Russian propaganda.” They sound like the made-up version of Alex Jones they so happily condemned.
This video tears into the bias and the misinformation. When you watch it, don’t just smile knowingly at Tim Pool’s frustration. Remember at how little it took to cancel Alex Jones, and think about what can be done to hold the media as accountable as a single YouTuber.
