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I Exposed Minnesota's Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal [video]

6 pointsby 8mo agoyoutube.com
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8mo agoHN ↗

Spoiler alert: It does not seem to be talking about Rekieta to any degree.

8mo agoHN ↗

What isn't shown on the video link is the agenda behind the video. It's a conclusion-first, craft evidence later fare that is useful for generating outrage against unliked people.

About the creator (Reuters):

    One late afternoon in mid-May, a half dozen Hispanic day laborers
    were paid $20 each to parade in front of the White House on camera,
    holding signs with slogans like "I Love Biden" and "I Need Work 
    Permit for My Family."

    The stunt was orchestrated by Nick Shirley, a pro-[now potus] online
    influencer who often asks migrants on camera if they support
    Democratic President Joe Biden or think he made it easier for
    them to come to the U.S.

ref: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-trump-influencers-fire-...

8mo agoHN ↗

So the fraud doesn't matter? What journalist would you trust so this story is real?

8mo agoHN ↗

You deal with the fraud in front of you first. Here the most prominent (and most egregious!) fraud is crafting stories out of nothing that tightly adhere to predrawn conclusions.

There will never be enough facts (actual or otherwise) to sprinkle into this creator's stories that his tales will ever be anything other than bad-faith fiction.

8mo agoHN ↗

So no truth is enough. It's so against your personal belief system that it's worth ignoring.

8mo agoHN ↗

When content is untruthful as delivered, whatever truth it contains is of the lowest possible value. In this place, we are merely picking bones from garbage.

A better space to occupy is one shared by folks who are acting in good faith.

8mo agoHN ↗

I don't wish to discuss anything with someone that talks in memes. You're using it to avoid discussion. What specifically is not truthful in the video?

8mo agoHN ↗

I don't wish to discuss anything with someone that talks in memes. [ed: yet, you next indicate otherwise by asking] What specifically is not truthful in the video?

You are being inconsistent in your expressions here. This makes this conversation a matter of guesswork.

Will you take seriously, the evidence that the video creator has a long history of bad faith? If so, why keep trying to advance his video? If not, then that is where this discussion is.