Sharyl Attkisson: Dangers of Third-Party “Fact-Checkers”; How Propaganda Replaced Journalism

<p>“That’s what the propagandists know… If the same thing is said over and over again, regardless of how untrue it is, it ultimately sinks in,” says Sharyl Attkisson. </p> <p> A five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, Attkisson never imagined she would see her profession become plagued by the bias and censorship she now sees in media today. How did things get to this point? </p> <p> Tonight, we discuss the proliferation of third-party fact-checkers, how big tech is controlling online discourse, and what she expects will happen if Trump launches his own social media platform. </p> <p> Attkisson is the author of “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism” and the host of the show, Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson. </p> <p> <a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sharylattkisson" spellcheck="false" class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string">#sharylattkisson</a>​ <a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/biden" spellcheck="false" class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string">#biden</a>​ <a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/trump" spellcheck="false" class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string">#trump</a>​ </p>