Methodology:
Tell a lie; apologize. Tell another lie; apologize. Tell yet another lie; apologize. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat…
Effectiveness:
This is a favorite tactic of those who mislead the public because it works so well. The apologies are disingenuous and purely cosmetic. Once a lie has been published it will circulate among the true-believers as unassailable truth despite the apologies of the perpetrators and debunking evidence from their critics.
Example:
Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle’s protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
This digitally manipulated image was published on the Fox News homepage on June 12 with stories about Seattle. The image combines scenes from a June 10 photograph from Capitol Hill with two May 30 images from downtown.
Update: This story has been updated to include an apology Fox News posted on its website on Saturday.
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Click here for a list of apologies from Fox News for lies it has successfully sown and nurtured.
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