Cherry picking propaganda “usually doesn’t entail inaccurate information so much as incomplete information — facts ripped away from their context with other facts that would drastically affect their interpretation.” 1/ https://propagandaprofessor.net/2013/09/01/propaganda-prop-7-cherry-picking/
Propaganda Prop # 7: Cherry Picking

You may have heard that the Associated Press recently was compelled to issue a retraction because of an embarrassing photo accompanying an article about global warming.  The article had identified …

https://propagandaprofessor.net/2013/09/01/propaganda-prop-7-cherry-picking/
Example of cherry picking: Rs complain now about internet connectivity to voting systems without mentioning that b4 the election they blocked a Dem-sponsored bill, the #SAFEAct, that would have banned such connectivity & required robust manual audits. 2/ https://www.axios.com/gop-senator-election-security-blocks-3f432161-42f4-4fa2-9207-d281ec857058.html
GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn blocks three election security bills

She accused Democrats of attempting a "federal power grab."

https://www.axios.com/gop-senator-election-security-blocks-3f432161-42f4-4fa2-9207-d281ec857058.html
Another example of cherry picking: Republicans focus almost exclusively on Dominion, while mostly ignoring America’s largest vendor, ES&S: “Experts find nearly three dozen U.S. voting systems [supplied by ES&S] connected to internet” - 1/10/20 3/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/online-vulnerable-experts-find-nearly-three-dozen-u-s-voting-n1112436
Experts find more than 30 U.S. voting systems connected to internet

A team of election security experts used a “Google for servers” to challenge claims that voting machines do not connect to the internet and found some did.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/online-vulnerable-experts-find-nearly-three-dozen-u-s-voting-n1112436
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