This is a conspiracy theory that @SenatorBraun pushed on @ThisWeekABC on Dec. 6, 2020 when SOME OF US were screaming that news shows should not book Republicans pushing the Big Lie
This is literally what happens when you give Republicans a platform on legitimate news outlets
This is literally what happens when you give Republicans a platform on legitimate news outlets
https://twitter.com/donie/status/1391044454329556992
Braun was given an open platform to lie about suspicious "boxes of ballots" that were seen under tables in polling places and "thousands" of fake absentee ballots
@ABC loved it so much they invited even bigger liars on over the next four months to push this misinformation
@ABC loved it so much they invited even bigger liars on over the next four months to push this misinformation
There is no accountability for anyone in media deliberately keeping the Big Lie alive — the hosts, the producers, the bookers — because the system is designed to treat every lie as legitimate as long as Republicans tell the lie in unison and brand it as “on message”
Anyone at @ABC could speak up and simply say “this was wrong” but they either aren’t allowed to admit the network made a mistake or they’re afraid they’ll be punished for telling the truth — or option C, they’re actual friends with Steve Scalise
The sneakiest part about what @ABC did was promoting Braun's appearance as a discussion about covid relief. He didn't get a SINGLE question about this 👇
He spent his entire time on @ThisWeekABC pushing conspiracy theories about ballots and voter fraud
He spent his entire time on @ThisWeekABC pushing conspiracy theories about ballots and voter fraud
https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1335583904850468866
The only difference between booking Mike Braun to spread this conspiracy theory on ABC vs. booking Mike Braun on Newsmax to spread the exact same conspiracy theory is network production value
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