Damn, you will believe anything if it confirms your bias, won't you?
I TOLD YOU THAT THIS WAS THE CASE! I KNEW IT. . . folks telling these stories don't even want to be identified.
". . . On the other hand, the use of anonymous sources can also be seen as a way to skirt the truth or manipulate the public. This can be particularly true when the anonymous source is providing information that is unsubstantiated or biased.
In such cases, the use of an anonymous source can be seen as unethical and potentially damaging to the credibility of the journalist.
Ultimately, the decision to use anonymous sources should be based on careful consideration of the potential risks and rewards.. . . "
As an experienced journalist, I've spent many years exploring the complex and often contentious ethical considerations of utilizing anonymous sources.
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On top of that. . . your source did not even say it was Trump that said, "let them riot," IT WAS A “campaign operative!”
Can't you even critically read your own damn source?
". . . In another instance, an unidentified Trump aide, described only as a “campaign operative,” was told by a colleague at a Detroit, MI vote counting center that they thought a batch of ballots would be in Biden’s favor, the operative said to “find a reason it isn’t.” “When the colleague suggested that there was about to be unrest reminiscent of the Brooks Brothers riot, a violent effort to stop the vote count in Florida after the 2000 presidential election,” the campaign operative “responded, ‘Make them riot!’ and ‘Do it!'”
wtf. The only liar here, is YOU.