Glenn Greenwald: Mainstream U.S. Media is Culpable for Disseminating Fake & Deceitful News on Russia

democracynow.org - We are joined by Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and one of the founding editors of The Intercept. His latest article is headlined "WashPost Is Richly Rewarded for False News About Russia Threat While Public Is Deceived." In it, he writes, "Any story that bolsters the prevailing D.C. orthodoxy on the Russia Threat, no matter how dubious, is spread far and wide. And then, as has happened so often, when the story turns out to be false or misleading, little or nothing is done to correct the deceitful effects."
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[@LiteKipe]

Thank you, Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman, for your continued service and dedication to truth in journalism.

[@jimmygoode9482]

j jay yeah I'm sure you've done 0.1% of what she has done.

[@annefrank7820]

except greenwald is a muslim apologist

[@leighstatum3222]

Greenwald is just a journalist period

[@BackstageFlyer]

Talks about the nuances of imperialism and our role(the US) in destabilization of many regions including the Middle East "Muslim apologist". You should go watch some liberal Sam Harris

[@chewie481]

Greenwald originally started out as a constitutional lawyer and book author. Just saying. There's a video here on youtube where he talks about civil liberties, I recommend it. Amy, assuming she's one of the driving forces behind Democracy Now, in my opinion deserves praise for letting the right people on.

[@bboucharde]

Democracy Now Staff and Glenn Greenwald, THANK YOU! ---BBoucharde

[@ThePayola123]

bboucharde Whose face is that? That handsome Victorian visage, is he an ancestor of yours? Was he as foolish as you are in his praises of charlatans and buffoons?

[@bboucharde]

Well, at least you have a sense of humor, and you did not use profanity, and you did not insult my mother. And, even more exceptionally, it looks like you actually proofed your comment before you uploaded it. Good work! If we ever meet, we can sip coffee at Pioneer Square, where many soft-Marxists, postmodernists, and Neo-Liberals love to pontificate to captive audiences sheltering from the drizzle.

[@metavinci427]

Thank you Dem Now for having Glenn Greenwald on and not editing him. You should have HA Goodman on too.

[@cheezheadz3928]

HA Goodman? The one who claimed time and time again that that Clinton would be indicted?

[@realdavebob]

cheezhead Z That was pretty annoying before she was cleared in July, although to be fair everyone highly anticipated action taken against Clinton. Still, I definitely see your point.

[@NorwegianDean]

Greenwald is such an important figure for the world today. We love you and your work for truth, Glenn!

[@nashntth]

Glenn Greenwald for White House Press Secretary.

[@deetro745]

Glenn is the pinnacle of proper journalism.

[@richardgreenwald4247]

Fox

[@richardgreenwald4247]

Fox news

[@theopkingdom3433]

The FCC should fine news outlets that make outrageous claims without adequate sources. Either pay a huge fine for fake news OR be relabled as entertainment instead of news and all employees get press passes revoked.

[@marks12461]

the op kingdom Putin should sue for libel.

[@johndoe-io8fh]

FCC is owned and controlled by fake news...

[@tedskam]

CNN NBC MSNBC ABC and NBC, would be out of business. And the white house press secretary would be in jail. THAT, is precisely how they operate.

[@tedskam]

I like Amy. I only agree with her about 50% of the time, but I still like her.

[@johndoe-io8fh]

tedskam they are better than the other alphabet channels...still they do not risk a whole lot...pretty much keep to the mandate of corporate news....

[@kevinalonso6338]

Thank you guys.

[@ScotlandZ7]

Is it just me or do more people my age (29) have never really viewed modern day Russia as a threat? Or thought that they where different from any other European people?

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

I'm 38, but yeah.. it's the older generations that are terrified of Russia. I've noticed this too.

[@pcuimac]

Scott Hernandez I am 50. Russia never was a real threat. Only the atomic ICBMs both sides have are a real threat, because they can obliterate us any moment, if something goes terribly wrong. That 'something' could be a technological hickup or some diplomatic wrong doing.

[@bevilhive]

so the Soviets never moved missiles to Cuba?!

[@jxsilicon9]

bevilhive Only when US moved missiles into Turkey.

[@DavidBrianPaley]

bevilhive Those would be communist soviets...a very different animal.

[@vincemiller682]

Unbelievably satisfying just listening to Greenwald's real journalism and reporting. Thanks, Democracy Now, great job.!!

[@xbluebells]

Wow! Am I hearing right? Democracy Now! doing some real news!! Thank you Democracy Now!

[@leighstatum3222]

Democracy Now ALWAYS does real news

[@marthacmd]

not so; apparently opinionated

[@TheArtemis07]

xbluebells Democracy Now! always does real news!

[@xbluebells]

No! The Soros Clinton bias of Democracy Now! is sickening. But hey I enjoyed this and hope I hear more like this.

[@leighstatum3222]

xbluebells what ever you're smoking, I hope you brought enough to share with the rest of the class

[@myrasmama]

Tell on it Glen!!!

[@patriciashepard887]

I'm so proud of Glenn Greenwald he's a rock star of journalism... thank you Glenn!!!

[@nextexitgraff]

Never knew much about Glenn Greenwald until recently, but MAN I love him! The world needs more journalists like him.

[@Daniel-jc1wd]

thx Glenn. one of best guests.

[@chamboyette853]

8 Hillary supporters gave this video a thumbs down.

[@hippieswereright]

Great interview. Thank you!

[@passdasalt]

Great wprk Glenn keep it up.

[@cjjohnson9413]

I luv him......

[@moto2kx2]

Glenn is one of the most awesome Integral Journalists of our time.

[@Bix12]

Glenn Greenwald is the shit! We need another 5,000 of him in the media.

[@guyincognito1985]

DemocracyNow is now citing Fox News and Sean Hannity. Has the world turned upside down?

[@ivankraft8231]

That's because Fox has _never_ colluded with a political party. If they had, I'm sure Assange would have said so, right there and then. Call Hannity!:)

[@leighstatum3222]

he did all you have to do is go back a few years

[@jameswilkins8530]

Definitely, the world is readjusting. I have thought of that as well. I do not give Fox News as much credit as Ivan, but the other, so called, 'responsible' outlets have been carrying water and spilling it in a desperate attempt to prop up some sort of plausible legacy for HRC. Blaming anyone but her and the DNC takes the heat off of those news outlets for their own pro Hillary collusion.

[@ivankraft8231]

Leigh Statum surely a "fair and balanced" network would want to bring that up in this interview.:)

[@leighstatum3222]

Ivan Kraft I know right! whenever I catch myself knowing that the asshats on faux news are telling the truth, I get that little bit of vomit rising in the back of my throat, and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, especially when they say something I can agree with arrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh

[@sledge6693]

Who would've ever thought that Fox News would one day interview Julian Assange in such friendly terms & fail to understand about a quid-pro-quo relationship.

[@hategreed1]

Hoorah for Democracy Now. Thank you! Time to donate again. Hoorah for Glenn Greenwald, one of the greatest, bravest freedom fighters this planet has ever had. Nobody has defended, against incredible GREED/POWER, the Constitutional rights of Americans as much as Glenn. Nobody.

[@bernierodgers9409]

Thank u Glenn

[@bernierodgers9409]

This crap is so immature and childish!!! But it works and they will keep doing it.

[@bernierodgers9409]

#BernieOrBust

[@KalamKhan-cq3jq]

symbol of the Best Journalist. God Bless Green Forever.

[@theosphilusthistler712]

I couldn't believe my ears this morning when I heard Thomas Clapper on the radio, being given a soundbite as if he was someone who might say something that could be given credence.

[@Dproceeder]

Sean Hanity on Democracy Now?!

[@ruthj9354]

Greenwald is one of the few good journalists left.

[@svale161058]

Assange is not a very good source of truth.

[@shmupshmuppewpew5260]

I'm still waiting for someone, anyone, to tell me one good reason he's more credible than the entire US intelligence apparatus.

[@ultru3525]

True, but still around 10,000 times better than the US government.

[@leighstatum3222]

he never once lied us into a war I think that's a good place to start

[@ivankraft8231]

TMK, the factual accuracy of Wikileaks data has never been questioned. That's different than saying it represents the whole truth, or that its curator's statements be regarded as truthful.

[@leighstatum3222]

***** nailed it

[@Julie-7605]

Listen to the language and tone. Good journalism does not use adjectives and adverbs and GG language is just peppered with it. It is exhausting to listen to. It should be just the facts. That's what mainstream media should be practicing if they are ever to be trusted again.

[@coreycox2345]

I used to think of the Washington Post as a great American institution.

[@DavidBrianPaley]

coreycox2345 I'm sure they were at one time. But then...along came the spider (the CIA) with Operation Mockingbird, and the rest is history...which now appears to be repeating itself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird

[@fredleejohnson9281]

And in just about 13:18 minutes news story and interview was uploaded on January 5,2017..

[@sereganyc]

Dem Now is balanced !

[@suziegreer7975]

THE REASON I DID WHAT I DID WAS I GENUINLEY THOUGHT THERE WAS A THIRD WORLD WAR AT HAND AND I FELT THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD SORT IT OUT

[@johnpollock746]

Dayuum, I haven't had me some real news in a while.

[@candycoat5109]

that clip with hanity was a good example of fake news ,jullian is missing come on Amy your slacking

[@AudioPervert1]

the washington post was bought by Ebay. Finished like many other institutions.

[@deprecatedflayer]

The man that owns the Washington Post (& bought it for 200 million) also owns a company that received a contract from the CIA worth 600 million.

[@Flannel535]

The individual who purchased the Post is Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com

[@jessicablesses6091]

i ❤U Glenn😙

[@stilox000]

GG started using much stronger language recently, I just hope he doesn't start sounding too much like Abby Martin

[@williamstephens7190]

Greenwald has some interesting ideas. Hmmm. Good interview for him.

[@kenwiebe2706]

it is strange that they won't change their rules, but just keep getting further into it, listening and watching mass media (which I don't but get it anyway) how can anyone not see, hear, know that there is nothing that can be that one sided, how does that not raise a red flag for people watching the boob tube?

[@wotiluv]

we need Assange to tell us media is corrupt? nooooooooo

[@williamstephens7190]

...Aa to politics...Regardless of what political affiliation we find ourselves labeled, in the end are we not all independents?

[@jackchorn]

they are just people, they need to be replaced with representation

[@meredumais4934]

Greenwald is spot on as usual. How I wish Trump would actually listen to his wisdom on this incredibly disturbing trend in contemporary "journalism." But since he (correctly) labels Trump a demagogue whose only meaningful guides are himself and his tight inner circle of yes-men (so far, anyway), I fear he'll dismissively lump him in with the rest of the "crooked media" and simply ignore his invaluable advice, the importance of which cannot be overstated. I hope Glenn stays in Brazil - not just to maximize his personal safety, but so he can continue freely publishing vital information based on objective facts (as opposed to deeply biased political alliances)as well...

[@dejayrezme8617]

The problem with twitter is that it only allows 140 characters. It greatly shapes what kind of statements you can do. Zero context. #BanTwitter

[@spp-ut1jw]

lol, You're not kidding!

[@mirkovic]

US turning into North Korea 😂😂😂

[@yakojjy]

Ya'll should read the National Enquirer. Trump recommended it. Way more credibility than the Washington Post.

[@alexanderplatypus3664]

Is this comment meant unironically?

[@jpfrssnv]

Drive by Journalism....

[@ChristiaanHartNibbrig]

Great job by Greenwald... Brent Staples has always been a shallow fop of a journalist. Thanks for calling him out.

[@Eskay1206]

hannity calling someone biased is priceless hypocracy

[@jessejesse5844]

Is Amy Goodman sleeping with the girl (?) with the were-wolf eyebrows?

[@DaleCovert]

At this point Trust is off the table. Record low trust in media and pols means one should question EVERyTHING. Skeptics, even cynics are at the advantage in this climate. The informed no longer has a trusted news source but has many cross-referenced , diverse information / data points to amalgamate into a reasoned opinion.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Colossal buffoon Keith Olbermann is a huge disseminator of this stuff

[@RetroMakesBeats]

590

[@martyswan1]

Donald Trump using Twitter is not going to start WW3 and it proves to me he knows what he's doing every time I hear someone whine that Trump should stop talking to us directly. You can thank the media for making people only trust Trump.

[@michelleamatulle6378]

Hm. He's sitting down with Hannity. I just lost all respect.

[@MrNisse-ef9by]

Who else will talk to him, now that he's been branded a commie-loving traitor by the establishment?

[@DirkAndDestroy]

Conversing with those who have a different viewpoint is an important way to learn. Dialogue helps us to avoid echo chambers and partisan politics.

[@rodgerasai]

Hey, Michelle. Give 'em a break - he (literally) doesn't get out much anymore... I'm thinking Sean just wanted to do a story there in order to get Faux to pay for his trip to England.

[@jakeen229]

To put it perfectly Sam up top summed up the interview perfectly,, can't believe people are legit giving hannity a pass because he is apart of the MSM, one of the biggest peddlers of fake news. To quote sam We have to acknowledge that the information in Wikileaks is of the highest quality; that shouldn't be in question. When we talk about Assange as a person and why he fails to be critical of Putin or Trump, it compromises the credibility of what he says in interviews, but not the content of the information that is released on Wikileaks. To reiterate: Wikileaks is a great source of journalistic integrity -- it only releases untouched documents, pure sources of information -- but Assange himself is disingenuous in interviews when he acts as an apologist for Putin's authoritarian state and Trump's incoming administration.

[@suziegreer7975]

JM GOING TO PUT THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT JULIAN ASSANGE IS INNOCENT OF THE CRIMES THAT HE WAS ACCUSED OF I STOLE THE DOCUMENTS AND I UNWITTINGLY MESSED UP THE COMPUTERS I SINCERELY HOPE I CAN BE FORGIVEN

[@suziegreer7975]

DONT YOU THINK GLENN GREENWALD THAT IM NOT SO F*£ING STUPID AND HELL THIS IS WHEN YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FRIENDS REALLY ARE, GIVE IT OUT SKYPE SUCKS IM FED UP

[@jdoc1357b9g]

i love grenn greenwald, and i voted for jill stein (i'm prepated for the CIA)

[@Picklemedia]

the five stages of grief: Denial- #RussianHack Anger- #fire35RussianDiplomats Bargaining- #recount Depression- #butthurtDN Acceptance- #letGreenwaldSpeakTheTruthToSaveFace

[@leighstatum3222]

Ron Tice Nailed it

[@Picklemedia]

Ron Tice you have a firm grasp of the obvious.

[@circlemouth7567]

McCarthyite? Cowards? Greenwald takes things too far sometimes. The group from the Wapo article would have been more credible if they had given their names and expertise. But then they could have become targets. I read the "huge" editor's note on the top of the article. It's not as bad as Greenwald makes it to be, it's not like it's a retraction or something. They are saying that some of the sites objected to being included on the list. Well it's not going to be a perfect list. Of course some are objecting. They would even if they were Russian propaganda. But to deny that there is a large operation with the fake news is plain denial of reality. There are many other articles about fake news than just this Wa Po article.

[@RadioLaboratory]

hey greenwald hows yur BBF Juliana Sausage??

[@burn435353]

If anyone here is naive enough to think that Russia, an authoritarian kleptocracy run by ex-KGB agents, who spent their entire careers trying to undermine western democracy, is not actively trying to undermine western democracy, then i have this very lovely bridge id love to sell you.

[@alexanderplatypus3664]

I don't think it's naive at all to treat Russia as just another country that we should be able to interact with constructively and not always assume the absolute worst about

[@burn435353]

Alexander Platypus Treating Russia as just another country is definitely a mistake, read the wikipedia page about the 1999 Russian apartment bombings to get an idea of what you're dealing with.

[@alexanderplatypus3664]

Don Rumata That is total conspiracy theory on par with saying Bush did 9/11 though

[@burn435353]

Alexander Platypus Well a lot of people say that Bush did 911 and yet none of them have turned up dead. They caught FSB agents planting bombs in buildings - thats a fact, the two top investigators of the case, the reporters who published articles about the case, political opponents who've called for investigations of the case have all been assassinated - thats a fact. Osama bin Laden took credit for 911, everyone implicated in the bombings by the government has denied having anything to do with it - also a fact. That seems a lot lees like a conspiracy theory and a lot more like reality.