{"id":428546,"date":"2022-04-08T01:42:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T22:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T01:42:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T22:42:14","slug":"ny-times-scaremongering-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY Times&#8217; scaremongering and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26d7f937ac3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26d7f937ac3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/#%E2%80%9CNY_Times_scaremongering_and_more%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NY Times&#8217; scaremongering and more&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/#Diary_of_disturbing_disinformation_and_dangerous_delusions\" >Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/#This_comment\" >This comment:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/#This_story\" >This story:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/#This_column\" >This column:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/#This_explanation\" >This explanation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-times-scaremongering-and-more\/#This_tweet\" >This tweet:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNY_Times_scaremongering_and_more%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NY Times&#8217; scaremongering and more&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diary_of_disturbing_disinformation_and_dangerous_delusions\"><\/span><strong>Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_comment\"><\/span><strong>This comment:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMy problem with Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop is that he\u2019s totally irrelevant. It\u2019s not whether it\u2019s disinformation . . . I don\u2019t think Hunter Biden\u2019s business relationships have anything to do with who should be president . . . So I don\u2019t find it to be interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Pulitzer-winning Atlantic writer Anne <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>lebaum, April 6, when asked if the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> acted inappropriately by dismissing The Post\u2019s Oct. 2020 stories about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A University of Chicago student asks a left wing reporter about the media cover up for Hunter Biden. Watch his question and watch her arrogant reaction. It perfectly encapsulates why so many distrust the media. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W8UXwmNKYn\">pic.twitter.com\/W8UXwmNKYn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1511853692160458752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>We say: <\/strong>OMG. 1) The media didn\u2019t just <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/atlantic-journalist-makes-excuses-dismissing-hunter-biden-laptop-story-not-interesting-enough-cover\"><em>ignore<\/em> the Hunter laptop story<\/a> because it was not \u201cinteresting\u201d; it (falsely) screamed that it was \u201cRussian disinformation.\u201d 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> isn\u2019t what <em>Anne Applebaum <\/em>finds relevant but what Americans do \u2014 and the fact that 17% of Joe Biden voters say they wouldn\u2019t have voted for him if they\u2019d heard the story shows that, in fact, much of the public would\u2019ve liked to have heard about it. 3) And that\u2019s because it <em>was <\/em>relevant, since it exposed mountains of Biden family corruption. 4) If Applebaum doesn\u2019t even find the Hunter laptop story at least \u201cinteresting,\u201d she\u2019s clearly in the wrong business. Think she\u2019d care if it were a Republican\u2019s son?<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_story\"><\/span><strong>This story:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-NYT-04-08-22.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"An article in the New York Times questioned if New Yorkers should start to be concerned about the slight rise in COVID cases.\" class=\"wp-image-21822431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-NYT-04-08-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-NYT-04-08-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-NYT-04-08-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An article in The New York Times questioned if New Yorkers should start to be concerned about the rise in COVID cases.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post composite \/ istock\/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>We say: <\/strong>Will the Gray Lady <em>ever <\/em>move on? Yes, cases are \u201cticking up\u201d in parts of the city, but COVID hospitalizations have averaged only 20 a day over the past week and have been dropping; deaths have averaged just three and are also decreasing. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/07\/nyregion\/omicron-variant-ba2.html\">Scaring the public might sell<\/a> papers and attract clicks, but at some point even the Times needs to acknowledge the pandemic is over.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_column\"><\/span><strong>This column:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-Bloomberg-04-08-22.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A Bloomberg column suggested that Elon Musk's stake in Twitter could be bad for free speech.\" class=\"wp-image-21822448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-Bloomberg-04-08-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-Bloomberg-04-08-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Whoppers-Bloomberg-04-08-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Bloomberg column suggested that Elon Musk\u2019s stake in Twitter could be bad for free speech.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post composite \/ istock\/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>We say: <\/strong>Bloomberg writer Timothy L. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2022-04-04\/elon-musk-s-twitter-investment-could-be-bad-news-for-free-speech\">O\u2019Brien\u00a0 is clearly fretting <\/a>that liberals will lose their monopoly over speech now that billionaire Elon Musk, who\u2019s railed about social-media control of it, has bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter and joined its board.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_explanation\"><\/span><strong>This explanation:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThere is no other city like New York City. If we gauge our reactions, behaviors, based on other cities, we will make a big mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Mayor Eric Adams, April 5, when asked why Gotham is the only city in the <\/em>world <em>to mask toddlers, given that there are zero pediatric COVID cases in city hospitals<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><strong>We say: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/184-22\/transcript-mayor-eric-adams-appears-cnn-dana-bash\"><em>That\u2019s<\/em> an answer<\/a>? Disregard the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> \u2014 the fact that kids under 5 are at near-zero risk and that masking them does more harm than good (even the World Health Organization says toddlers don\u2019t need masks and <em>should never<\/em> wear them for a long duration) \u2014 and force kids to mask . . . just to be different? If Adams is going to impose such a harmful, anti-science policy, he needs a better explanation.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_tweet\"><\/span><strong>This tweet:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know gas prices are painful. My plan will help ease that pain today and safeguard against it tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll continue to use every tool at my disposal to protect you from Putin\u2019s price hike. And I\u2019m calling on Congress to put aside partisanship. Let\u2019s meet this moment together.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1509686541127495687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>We say:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1509686541127495687?s=20&amp;t=bEKOfB49Epq0xJuQ9iNEbg\"><em>Use every tool <\/em><\/a><em>to protect you from Putin\u2019s price hike? <\/em>Please. President Biden\u2019s been using \u201cevery tool\u201d to keep his vow to \u201celiminate\u201d fossil fuels \u2014 killing pipelines, banning new drilling leases on federal land, discouraging investment . . . which is why the soaring cost of gas is really more <em>Biden\u2019s<\/em> price hike than Putin\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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It\u2019s not whether it\u2019s disinformation . . . I don\u2019t think Hunter Biden\u2019s business relationships have anything to do with who should be president . . . 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