Donald Trump Jr (RNC video screenshot)
Far-left organizations have demanded that television networks in the United States put the Republican National Convention going on this week on a one-minute tape delay – so that statements there can be fact-checked and censored.
The groups, ranging from UltraViolet and BlackPAC to Color of Change PAC and NARAL Pro-Choice America, dispatched their message to CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS.
The groups made no similar request regarding last week's Democrat convention.
But they stated, "We have already seen Americans die due to disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic and the search for a treatment. We have also seen an increase in hate crimes, police brutality, and racial injustice due to inflammatory and racist disinformation on the news.
"Make no mistake, the Republican National Convention’s programming will be a primary source of dangerous disinformation about everything from voting rights, to racial justice and police violence, to medical disinformation and dangerous medical falsehoods about the pandemic. It is likely that this information will also include racist and sexist attacks designed to stoke division and hatred. We know this, because we have seen it before. We know who the speakers at the convention will be, and an overwhelming majority of them contribute to the spread of dangerous disinformation every single day," the letter said.
The DNC included a wide range of themes and memes in their convention, but almost all of them revolved around the bad imputed by Democrats to President Trump, including putting the blame for COVID-19 on him.
A comment from actress Julie Louis-Dreyfus was typical, in which she said Biden called her when she was diagnosed with cancer. It made her cry. "Our current president has made me cry, too, but it's never had anything to do with his warmth or kindness," she charged.
The coalition complained that the RNC speakers included Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood manager who fled the abortion industry, and Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who defended their property from Black Lives Matter protesters who broke a gate to enter private property, and they then were charged for their defense.
"The best way to combat the spread of disinformation is to stop it at its source. By putting the Republican National Convention on a one-minute time delay, your network will be able to actively correct disinformation in real time, and prevent the American people from being lied to on your airwaves. The future of our country, our people and our democracy are at stake," the groups said.
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