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I had an old thread that got nuked where I listed some of the worst lies, distortions and outright nonsense we got from the media during the election, given the date today it seems like a good day to revisit. Remember when someone 'punched' a Tory aide? https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1204168230346067968?s=19
The most important thing about the NHS leaks was not it's deeply disturbing contents but that it might have come from Russia. NB: the authenticity of these documents has never been disputed.
The political editor of The Sun @tnewtondunn published an article based on a report that used neo-Nazi sources like Aryan Unity.
The state broadcaster thought this was acceptable framing for Labour's broadband policy.
The state broadcaster pretended not to understand that you can plant trees in parallel, in fact, the interviewer openly laughs at John McDonnell in this clip.
Theresa May and Boris Johnson unveiled a statue of a woman who endorsed the Final Solution and it barely made a ripple in the coverage.
'would you nationalise sausages' *sigh*
The state broadcaster mistakingly (mistakes that only ever seemed to go one way) editing out the audience laughing at the Prime Minister. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-laughing-question-time-video-edited-general-election-a9217141.html
Another 'mistake' when the BBC swapped out footage of a very hungover Boris Johnson for the 2016 version where he looked a lot more chipper. https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-50374630?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1
The day that voter registration was ending the BBC had stuff like this on their Facebook page.
A Tory MP was suspended for actual Holocaust denial and it was in the news cycle for barely a day (possibly even less time than Jeremy Corbyn was when he mispronounced a dead paedophile's name). Fun fact: he was readmitted about 6 months later.
The Guardian did their utmost to gift Kensington to the Tories, which they duly won by only 150 votes. Hang your head in shame @SamGyimah, you scumbag.
Laura K probably broke electoral law but because the BBC 'didn't believe' she did nothing happened. Note the pointed tweet from the Electoral Commission she prompted.
It's easy to call these complaints sour grapes but there were people measuring media coverage after the election and Labour's coverage was provably more negative than the Tories. So if you're going to dismiss this you'd better have evidence to back it up. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-election-press-media-conservative-tory-labour-criticism-bias-a9255551.html?__twitter_impression=true
The BBC trying to both-sides misleading political advertising. 'Across the political spectrum'. 4 from the Left and 27 from the centre and the right.
