‘Confirmed’ Has Become A Meaningless Word In Mainstream News Reporting

http://caitlinjohnstone.com/2020/09/21/confirmed-has-become-a-meaningless-word-in-mainstream-news-reporting/
Date Written:  2020-09-21
Publisher:  Caitlin Johnstone
Year Published:  2020
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX25165

Last week Politico published a major exclusive report that the “Iranian government is weighing an assassination attempt against the American ambassador to South Africa” in retaliation for the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani earlier this year, citing (you guessed it) anonymous government officials.