[De Max Blumenthal] The Trump administration claimed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was planning «imminent attacks» on US interests when it assassinated him. That lie was just destroyed, but not before countless corporate media outlets transmitted it to the public.[…]
No president in recent history has been despised more viscerally by the Beltway press corps than Trump. Nearly everything he says is met with disdain and suspicion, even when he is telling the truth.
But when Trump and his administration attempt to lie the public into war against a designated evildoer, a swath of the corporate media responds with reflexive trust, then shrugs when the lie is exposed in broad daylight. (thegrayzone.com)