The faux information media did it once more…
A latest advert on TRUTH Social has brought on fairly the vacation stir. A lot in order that an anti-conservative web site determined to make it the topic of an article blasting MAGA TRUMP FANS as having a meltdown over a Christmas film advert. Sarcastically, the article commits the identical sin – and worse. Let me clarify.
The put up in query was in regards to the new impartial film BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS starring Leigh-Allyn Baker beforehand of Disney channel’s hit sequence “Good Luck Charlie” and Mark Christopher Lawrence of the favored TV present “Chuck”. Within the movie Lawrence performs Daniel, a caring father, who’s laid off from his 17-year job two weeks earlier than Christmas. A spirited angel, performed by Baker, takes him on an offbeat journey again in time – a la “It’s a Fantastic Life” – to watch Mary & Joseph and the difficulties surrounding the start of Jesus & the “First Christmas”. Daniel learns to face his momentary troubles by trusting that God does certainly have a plan.
Considered one of BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS film’s sponsored advertisements on TRUTH Social options Lawrence sporting a Santa hat, garlanded with a string of Christmas lights. Baker is featured as a glowing angel with a playful smile standing subsequent to him. Each of them loom over a small depiction of the Nativity.
Whereas many on the platform really regarded up the movie, watched it, and left constructive suggestions thanking TRUTH for promoting the inspiring film BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS; a number of customers jumped to conclusions. The self-proclaimed “impartial journalism” website took solely the ignorant feedback and ran with them, utilizing it as a chance to decry TRUTH Social at giant and alluding to the platform’s customers as bigoted “MAGA Trump Supporters”.
It’s a main concern when these with the facility of affect use it for in poor health intent. The agenda-driven web site swept a whole platform beneath the “racist” rug, deliberately creating propaganda. How on the earth have we gotten thus far? Simply because I take advantage of an iPhone doesn’t imply I ascribe to the idea system of different iPhone customers. Or if I order one thing on Amazon, do I believe the identical approach as all of their clients? This line of thought is asinine.
What the article’s writer did by highlighting solely the damaging feedback is definitely detrimental. Ignorantly leaping to conclusions is one factor. Purposefully slanting and manipulating info to fit your finish is solely one other. That is precisely why individuals are sick and drained of what’s being referred to as “Faux Information.” Of their article, they didn’t embody the complete story. Many TRUTH customers clearly regarded up the movie, watched it, and left constructive feedback saying they loved it. However, as a substitute of together with any affirming opinions as part of their “expose”, cherry-picked feedback have been used to help biases and feedback ignored that didn’t. Finally what this demonstrates is a tragic lack of journalistic integrity.
This example additionally highlighted just a few different points in our present society:
Snap opinions and judgments made with out even a cursory understanding of a topic
Oversimplification and categorization based mostly on our biases or the perceived biases of others
As to the primary level, just a few platform “customers,” in the event that they have been certainly actual folks and never bots or paid operatives on TRUTH, did make snap choices based mostly on an IMAGE. (WOW! Cease the presses. This has by no means occurred earlier than!?!) They noticed the “vacation hat-wearing” man and made some egregious leaps of their conclusions. The article’s writer used just a few of the TRUTH consumer feedback, making ALL Trump supporters look like having a meltdown. It’s virtually as hilarious as Media Issues decrying Elon Musk and X for anti-semitism whereas they spotlight articles supporting Hamas.
Secondly, among the “customers” didn’t even take the time to click on on the picture to observe the trailer or go to the web site to see if BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS was, in truth, a couple of “black Santa”. In all honesty, the time they took trying up derogatory memes may have been spent verifying their affirmation bias assumptions fairly than operating with them.
Now greater than ever, the power to analysis, be taught, and develop as folks is actually at our fingertips. With info so available, it is very important assume twice earlier than leaping to conclusions. Which – sarcastically – is the message of the movie BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS. Daniel finally ends up gaining a brand new perspective, and so will you by seeing a facet of the Christmas Story in a pleasant new approach.
Take a look at BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS for your self at www.bringingbackchristmas.com, and keep in mind Jesus is the Cause for the Season.
Might we search new views this Christmas season that carry People nearer collectively fairly than additional divide us.
United, we stand… for fact; Jesus’ final prayer was that we might all be one.
Pleasure and her husband, Matt Thayer, are the administrators and producers of the brand new “State of Denial: Arizona” movie, which will be discovered here.