It would be unfair to say that CNN has never had a truthful moment. I’m fairly certain that when the newsroom’s staffs sends out for lunch and the question “Who ordered the egg salad” is asked, the individual who placed that order owns up to having done so. Most of the time anyway.
On just about every other topic, the network has either lied through its teeth or distorted the facts. Its efforts to obfuscate and/or withhold damning emails relating to Hillary Clinton during the run-up to the 2016 election is legendary in the world of journalism.
So when CNN came out with its new slogan — “Facts First” — they had to know they were in for a mountain of ridicule. Ditto for the head-scratcher of an ad they put out to publicize the new credo:
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
But what if it’s an apple that identifies as a banana. pic.twitter.com/0UoPJSxbTQ
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 23, 2017
Dana Loesch quips:
But what if it’s an apple that identifies as a banana. pic.twitter.com/0UoPJSxbTQ
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 23, 2017
Some commenters found bitterly apt counterparts:
Some people might try & tell you it’s just a clump of cells
You might even believe it
But it’s not
It’s still a baby#FactsFirst https://t.co/O3MuGPrZf9
— Cameron Wallace (@cam_wallaceee) October 23, 2017
Others chose to call the network out for its habitual lying:
#FakeNews/@CNN = Marxist #Propaganda & Anti-American!#FactsFirst! 10 Times CNN Told Us An Apple Was A Banana!????????????????!https://t.co/rBoJ6yMlTc
— Sergeant Estrada???????? (@GIJoeOPS) October 23, 2017
Far and away the best response on Twitter was this:
This is THE best response to CNN’s new ad posted on Twitter today!#FactsFirst #FakeNews #CNNpic.twitter.com/nGDqHo8C3D
— Just A Navy Wife????⚓️ (@justanavywife) October 23, 2017
If CNN is looking for sunshine on an otherwise gloomy day, they can take comfort in the fact the HuffPo liked the ad.
