...Tries to scare their audience in time to boost their Thanksgiving ratings...then every GOP talking head and politician blames President Biden for not "closing the border."
How Fox Went From Car Crash to Terrorist Attack to Train Wreck in a Matter of Hours
Fox News spent hours reporting that a car full of explosives was part of a terrorist attack at the border. Turns out they were wrong.
Where you get your news matters, and yesterday highlighted this fact vividly. News broke earlier in the day about an incident involving a vehicle at the US-Canada Rainbow Bridge border crossing. Fox News initiated coverage around 1:15 PM EST, framing it initially as a truck-related incident with mention of an explosion, but with limited details. However, things took a turn when Fox aired statements from their reporter, Alexis McAdams, claiming a high-level police source described the explosion as a terrorist attack, stating the vehicle contained 'a lot of explosives.' Subsequently, Fox escalated their coverage, devoting all their attention to the incident, largely based on this single source.
Fox baselessly began employing the term 'Islamic terrorism,' describing hypothetical scenarios regarding potential casualties if the vehicle had advanced. They continued to tell their audience that the vehicle contained explosives. Fox Host John Roberts even speculated that the premature detonation of the vehicle might be attributed to the driver's insufficient expertise in handling explosives.
We need to watch more CNN and MSNBC which are paragons of truth. Seriously, anyone who is a fanboy of a particular national TV media source is a lemming
To be honest, I haven't been following this story very close. It sounded like a possible terror attack or perhaps not, I was waiting to get more details.
So the car was actually leaving the US? But it slammed into a fence and blew up?? Is that correct?
Canada’s reaction was under the assumption that it was a possible terrorist attack and they took precautions under that assumption. Fox hastily reported on it based on Canada's assumption and reaction but changed it on their website after five hours.
How many times did CNN/MSNBC fix their deliberate bad reporting or obfuscated propaganda?
CANADIAN AGENCIES ENGAGED
This substantial update comes after national security sources told CTV News that while it had not been ruled out that the explosion was the result of other means such as a medical event or reckless driver, in operating under the terror assumption, officials had conveyed to police forces they should increase their presence at likely terror targets.
Earlier Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed the House of Commons that "additional measures" were being contemplated and activated" at all border crossings across the country.