CNBC Falls for fake media release.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

In a dramatic shift, the Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that it is throwing its support behind climate change legislation making its way through the U.S. Senate.

Only it didn’t.

In email press release announcing the change is a hoax, say Chamber officials.

Several media organizations fell for it.

A CNBC anchor interrupted herself mid-sentence Monday morning to announce that the network had “breaking news,” then cut away to reporter Hampton Pearson, who read from the fake press release.

Pearson quickly followed up with a second report saying the “so-called bulletin” was an “absolute hoax.” Smelling a rat, CNBC’s Larry Kudlow demanded to know whether the White House had been involved.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28456.html

[Kevin and 10]

There was a time when news media did research and checked sources.

[almaty 19]

i agree....not today

[Sofiyya 1,687]

There was a time when news media did research and checked sources.

yes, there was

[Peikko 1,575]

That was before media went all 'instant twitter' on us

[SMOKE 1,426]

FOX NEWS is behind this!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

There was a time when news media did research and checked sources.

If there was I'd be interested to know when.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

There was a time when news media did research and checked sources.

If there was I'd be interested to know when.

It used to be checked, doubled checked, and checked again, when the news cycle was overnight, not five minutes ago.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

There was a time when news media did research and checked sources.

If there was I'd be interested to know when.

It used to be checked, doubled checked, and checked again, when the news cycle was overnight, not five minutes ago.

I really don't think that's true, tbh.

The issue is more the over-reliance people have on the media and how there's an expectation than reporting = truth (which of course, it doesn't).

[Peikko 1,575]

There was a time when news media did research and checked sources.

If there was I'd be interested to know when.

It used to be checked, doubled checked, and checked again, when the news cycle was overnight, not five minutes ago.

Right, fact checking seems to take a back seat to not being seen to be last to break the news. Of course, it's the left leaning librul media who are guilty of this and it has nothing to do with making the biggest buck for the corporate owners.

[Kevin and 10]

Who can break the story the quickest? If they're wrong they just print/make a retraction the next day. The Corporate media is only interested in their pocketbook. They can't let facts and truth get in the way of making a buck.

[Ban Hammer 14,791]

FOX NEWS is behind this!