ABC News settles $1 billion defamation lawsuit over "pink slime" fake news
Source: Pixabay
I remember this ABC News series from 2012 in which the reporters repeatedly referred to a beef additive as "pink slime." I wondered then how they could possibly do that and think they were disregarding basic journalistic ethics. They simply adopted the inflammatory label of activists who opposed the additive's use.
Well, that almost put the maker of the additive out of business, and they sued ABC News for defamation. ABC just settled the case.
"Dakota Dunes-based Beef Products Inc. sued the television network in 2012, saying ABC's coverage was a "disinformation campaign" that misled consumers into believing the product is unsafe, is not beef and isn't nutritious."
-- ABC reaches settlement in 'pink slime' defamation case
Source: Pixabay
Interesting that the Omaha World-Herald avoids calling what ABC News did fake news. It never even criticizes ABC directly, but just calls what they did "reporting."
Instead, the World-Herald seems to only blame consumer activists for the "irresponsible attacks," and the public for falling for them.
The mainstream media is all about putting out a narrative that suits their agenda. They give little to no credence to accuracy of what they report; only that it brings them viewers and supports their political ideology. Turn off that channel!
Great to see them get sued! I hope more people do the same so they get bankrupted!
Force the #fakenews media to start telling the truth!👌
It is. If only they would get sued whenever they lied. The government should really investigate the industry. If they can investigate baseball over steroids, then they should look at the state of the media and vested interests.
Agreed. They're after world domination.
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