Despicable smear: NY Daily News hammered after ‘vile and misleading’ attempt to tie Florida shooter to NRA
In a disgusting attempt to tie the National Rifle Association to the recent Florida school shooting, the New York Daily News claimed that Nikolas Cruz, the suspect who admitted gunning down 17 students and staffers at his former Florida high school, “honed his deadly marksmanship through a grant from the National Rifle Association.” The front page of the paper falsely declares that Cruz was “trained by the NRA.”
The NYDN then wrote:
In 2016, the gun lobby group’s fund-raising and charitable arm, the National Rifle Association Foundation, paid $10,827 to the gunman’s after school air-rifle team — part of a multimillion-dollar program to encourage youth shooting clubs.
The grant took place two years ago and helped fund an air-rifle team. So, where’s the actual news? That’s right, there is none. This is a prime example of clickbait garbage and propaganda intended not to provide any real information, but to inflame hatred and if possible, violence. The article is intended to give the false impression that the NRA purposefully trained Cruz to kill children.
The report adds:
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
Cruz, who offered to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty, was wearing a maroon shirt emblazoned with the logo of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, which hosted the gun club, when he was arrested Wednesday shortly after the massacre.
The 19-year-old, whose teammates at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School called him “Wolf,” excelled in the small varsity shooting club.
Of course, it was members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps who helped other students — something the Daily News refused to report.
One person noted:
https://twitter.com/zesty_tacos/status/964896501859266560
Others responded to the blatant propaganda:
Air rifles!! They were using air rifles! BB guns! You left that out of your headline!
— Bier? alsjeblieft! Heinekin will do nicely! (@gusthehobocat) February 17, 2018
The NRA gave a grant for the JROTC program. This isn’t even reporting. It’s clickbait garbage. This isn’t journalism. It’s why no one trusts the media. @C_Sommerfeldt @Janon_Fisher
— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/mrglenn/status/964900346278670337
One of the most vile, misleading headlines of our time. The term “Hack” is way too good for you
— CB (@chrisbrown111__) February 17, 2018
That’s why we use “propagandists.”
It's the NRA's fault he joined the ROTC.
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) February 17, 2018
So was one of the children who died defending his classmates, you scum sucking smear merchants. https://t.co/D8neIquGBL
— A Strange loop (@Recursion_Agent) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/964896012107177985
Oh yes, just give them some time — like maybe 10 minutes…
H/T: Twitchy
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