Tag: hoax

CNN's Erin Burnett points out how frequently President Donald Trump calls the Robert Mueller investigation a "witch hunt" or a "hoax" and what that really means. #CNN #News

Despite United States President Donald Trump’s harsh comments regarding immigrants, people of color and women, 81 percent of white conservative evangelical Christians voted for him in the 2016 US presidential election. This reality has surprised many since the evangelical group is well known for its high ethical and moral standards. Second, Republican politicians successfully capitalized on this fear to consolidate themselves and eventually gained political power. Fears and identity crises have transformed politics into merely a means to defend a particular identity and a weapon for a new cultural war. Mary Kaldor of the London School of Economic and Political Science, in her 2012 book, New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era,prophetically said that after the Cold War, a new kind of war is emerging. The objective of this war is to control people mainly by gaining sympathy and imposing fears. Similarly in Indonesia, we have witnessed the increasing use of religious language and symbols and other identity-based issues during election campaigns particularly for the last two years. Pragmatic politicians are gaining control over the anxiety and fears of Indonesians through hoaxes that are easily trusted, quickly spread and are massively divisive. This situation could trigger violence. The government and civil society need to revive such local wisdom.

CNN's Don Lemon calls out President Trump for "crying hoax" on several reports he disagrees with, including the Kavanaugh allegations, climate change and the death toll in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.

President Trump's top intelligence advisors warned that the threat of Russian interference in US elections is real and ongoing. Trump hasn't joined them-- calling the investigation a "hoax" hours after his advisors' spoke at the WH press briefing. Neera Tanden…

Trump has called the Russia probe a 'hoax,' a 'ruse,' a 'witchhunt,' and more. But that was before Mueller's damning indictment against 13 Russians accused of interfering in the 2016 election to help Trump. Philip Rucker & Robert Costa discuss.…

Anderson Cooper explains how the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for allegedly meddling in the 2016 presidential election is no hoax.

On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced significant changes to the way that the platform will handle political advertising, following calls from members of Congress to provide additional information on what it has learned about Russian attempts to influence the 2016 presidential campaign. The company said the ads were not advocating for or against a specific candidate, but were oriented toward swaying opinion on divisive issues. He also outlined a series of steps the company is taking to require additional disclosure from the sources of political ads, but some lawmakers reportedly want added regulation for online spots. Zuckerberg said Facebook’s own internal investigation is continuing, but he also urged other tech companies to cooperate with lawmakers as they pursue leads on Russian election interference. A spokeswoman for Twitter said representatives will meet with the Senate Intelligence Committee next week to share what they have learned about Russian sources’ 2016 election posts. But despite the efforts by the companies to show they are cooperating and taking steps to try to curb the use of their platforms for interference by foreign sources, lawmakers are continuing their pressure on internet firms. That is something that the company is declining to do, citing national security and privacy issues.