{"id":535342,"date":"2023-01-05T04:06:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T01:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-view-is-the-biggest-source-of-misinformation-in-america\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T04:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T01:06:29","slug":"the-view-is-the-biggest-source-of-misinformation-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-view-is-the-biggest-source-of-misinformation-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;The View&#8217; is the biggest source of misinformation in America"},"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-6a23a02b8a521\" 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-6a23a02b8a521\" 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\/the-view-is-the-biggest-source-of-misinformation-in-america\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_View_is_the_biggest_source_of_misinformation_in_America%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;The View&#8217; is the biggest source of misinformation in America&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_View_is_the_biggest_source_of_misinformation_in_America%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;The View&#8217; is the biggest source of misinformation in America&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Barbara Walters died last week at 93, but the legendary journalist\u2019s legacy lives on: \u201cThe View,\u201d the daytime-TV talker she created in 1997, is the most-watched \u2014 and most-talked-about \u2014 show in its genre.<\/p>\n<p>Some legacy, though: What Walters envisioned as \u201cwomen of different generations, backgrounds and views\u201d discussing \u201cthe topics of the day, mixing humor with intelligent debate,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/12\/30\/inside-barbara-walters-tough-final-year-at-the-view\/?_gl=1*jcaxmc*_ga*MTMzNjk0NzkxMi4xNjU0MjgzNjEy*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3Mjg3NDQ5MC4yNDUuMS4xNjcyODc1OTA0LjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.58098282.1302405655.1672693796-1336947912.1654283612\">devolved after she departed as co-host in 2014<\/a> into a four-against-one daily catfight with few laughs and even fewer smarts.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times calls it \u201cthe most important political TV show in America.\u201d If so, America is in trouble \u2014 because \u201cThe View\u201d is the biggest source of misinformation in the country.<\/p>\n<p>More than 2.4 million people watch \u201cThe View\u201d every day \u2014 and are less informed for it every day.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s moderator is one of its worst offenders. Whoopi Goldberg made headlines last year by declaring \u201cthe Holocaust isn\u2019t about race.\u201d Her co-hosts gave her little pushback. Sara Haines added a \u201cNo\u201d in agreement while Joy Behar asked her what it was about. \u201cThis is white people doing it to white people. So, this is y\u2019all go fight amongst yourselves,\u201d Whoopi said. Sunny Hostin remained silent, and the show\u2019s producers \u2014 recognizing a train wreck \u2014 played exit music and broke to a commercial.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-718.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Walters created &quot;The View&quot; in 1997. \" class=\"wp-image-25242656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-718.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-718.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-718.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-718.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Barbara Walters died last week at 93.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Goldberg apologized, but she confirmed her insincerity last month, repeating her claims and telling The Times of London of the outrage, \u201cYou would have thought that I\u2019d taken a big old stinky dump on the table, butt naked.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Actually, that\u2019s not a bad de<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\">script<\/a>ion of an average day on \u201cThe View.\u201d Show clips regularly go viral \u2014 because the hosts are cringingly crazy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>Busters\u2019 Nicholas Fondacaro crunched the numbers and found the show delivered 36 legal notes in 2022 alone. The list, which he provided exclusively to The Post, includes apologies and clarifications on everything from claiming Ivanka Trump was at the Capitol Jan. 6 (she wasn\u2019t) to complaining Russian soprano Anna Netrebko hadn\u2019t denounced the Ukraine war (she had) to insisting Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh were \u201ccredibly accused\u201d of \u201csexual harassment and sexual assault.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notice a pattern there? There\u2019s no \u201cintelligent debate\u201d on \u201cThe View,\u201d as Walters intended \u2014 just reckless lies about people on the right.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019 wife Ginni was the most frequent target of misinformation, resulting in five legal notices alone. The hosts repeatedly said she led a mob to storm the Capitol \u2014 though she was never there. But the co-hosts couldn\u2019t even resist undermining the corrections. Goldberg interjected during readings, \u201cWhat else is she going to say?\u201d and \u201cY\u2019all know that\u2019s not true!\u201d<\/p>\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\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-719.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Her cohosts gave little pushback to the comments. \" class=\"wp-image-25242657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-719.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-719.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/the-view-misinformation-719.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Whoopi Goldberg made headlines last year by declaring \u201cthe Holocaust isn\u2019t about race.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Behar tied Rep. Elise Stefanik\u2019s supposed \u201cracist theories\u201d to the Buffalo mass shooter, Hostin had to deliver a correction. (Hostin herself equated parents attending school-board meetings with the Buffalo killer.) \u201cOh, please!\u201d Behar said as she read it. \u201cIt\u2019s in writing!\u201d Ana Navarro insisted \u2014 and the show still bills her as a \u201cconservative,\u201d though the CNN pundit voted against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and for President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The other \u201cconservative\u201d co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin, gets regularly piled on, as Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Jedediah Bila and Meghan McCain were in their show stints. In a recent discussion of women in the workplace, Griffin said women can also \u201cbe each other\u2019s worst enemies.\u201d Navarro interrupted her with the snide \u201cThat\u2019s what happens when you work with Kellyanne Conway.\u201d The show proved Griffin\u2019s point: \u201cI can\u2019t really get a word in without you attacking me, so I wouldn\u2019t say this is a totally different environment of women supporting each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Heck, Hostin disparaged a huge group of women just before the midterms. Noting a poll found a shift to Republicans among white suburban women, she declared, \u201cIt\u2019s almost like roaches voting for Raid.\u201d The liberal audience loved it. Griffin objected it was \u201cinsulting to the voter\u201d; Hostin responded by shouting over her. \u201cThey\u2019re voting against their own self-interest!\u201d Sunny knows best, I suppose.<\/p>\n<p>Behar took it further and slammed every GOP voter. \u201cYou\u2019re not voting for Republicans, you\u2019re voting for a cult. It\u2019s a cult \u2014 remember that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t enough ink to list all the show\u2019s misinformation. Sometimes it\u2019s the focus of a segment. Sometimes simply in passing, as when Hostin shockingly said she was wrong for calling Donald Trump an \u201cillegitimate\u201d president, and Behar stopped her. \u201cYou were not wrong!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Walters stepped back, the show moved from ABC\u2019s entertainment unit to ABC News \u2014 mind-boggling. Of course, \u201cThe View\u201d is neither.<\/p>\n<p>We know from the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> Files that the FBI bombarded the social-media company with fact-checks and complaints to try to quash \u201cmisinformation.\u201d If it really want to make a difference, they should assign an agent to watch \u201cThe View.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Kelly Jane Torrance is The Post\u2019s op-ed editor.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\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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