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Spreading misinformation and lies about the Trump family is common. A senior staff engineer inquired why the media wasn’t looking into [[Melania Trump]]’s “possible stint as a sex worker.” The first lady denied this allegation and successfully sued over it. Twitter’s “head of integrity” Yoel Roth, who helped author the policy update used by the company to flag and label posts from President Trump, compared [[White House]] officials to [[Nazi]]s and Trump to a “racist tangerine.”
Spreading misinformation and lies about the Trump family is common. A senior staff engineer inquired why the media wasn’t looking into [[Melania Trump]]’s “possible stint as a sex worker.” The first lady denied this allegation and successfully sued over it. Twitter’s “head of integrity” Yoel Roth, who helped author the policy update used by the company to flag and label posts from President Trump, compared [[White House]] officials to [[Nazi]]s and Trump to a “racist tangerine.”
===Biden change===
Following four years of unending hostility by the press toward the President, the Presidency of Joe Biden brought a sea-change to journalistic attitudes. Prior to inauguration, reporter Joe Acosta stated that "I don’t think the press should be trying to whip up the Biden presidency and turn it into must-see TV in a contrived way".<ref>[https://bongino.com/cnn-reporter-jim-acosta-admits-he-will-change-his-coverage-for-biden CNN Reporter Jim Acosta Admits He Will Change His Coverage For Biden]</ref> Press relations go beyond a simple refusal to scandalize every word uttered. Reporters willingly collude with the White House and its press secretary, furnishing their questions<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/02/02/white-house-press-office-screened-questions-to-jen-psaki/ https://nypost.com/2021/02/02/white-house-press-office-screened-questions-to-jen-psaki/]</ref> ahead of time and playing along for "questions and answers" sessions. Some reporters expressed reservation, but the friendly banter now seen in the average press briefing indicates a willingness to play the part.
== Liberal media - apostles of atheism ==
== Liberal media - apostles of atheism ==