Huffington Post - Revision history

Pokeria1: Adding this in. I must admit, I never expected the likes of Huffington Post to actually condemn Che Guevara, or for that matter Fidel Castro.

2020-11-04T13:03:22Z

Adding this in. I must admit, I never expected the likes of Huffington Post to actually condemn Che Guevara, or for that matter Fidel Castro.

1990'sguy: Reverted edits by Fact checker (talk) to last revision by DavidB4-bot

2019-05-08T17:13:44Z

Reverted edits by Fact checker (talk) to last revision by DavidB4-bot

Fact checker at 16:52, May 8, 2019

2019-05-08T16:52:59Z

DavidB4-bot: HTTP --> HTTPS [#1], replaced: http://www.breitbart.com → https://www.breitbart.com, http://www.washingtontimes.com → https://www.washingtontimes.com, http://www.huffingtonpost.com → https://www.huffingtonpost.com

2018-09-26T17:32:17Z

HTTP --> HTTPS [#1], replaced: http://www.breitbart.com → https://www.breitbart.com, http://www.washingtontimes.com → https://www.washingtontimes.com, http://www.huffingtonpost.com → https://www.huffingtonpost.com

1990'sguy: /* Controversies and liberal bias */

2017-06-17T19:19:49Z

Controversies and liberal bias

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2017-06-17T19:18:01Z

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2017-04-22T19:03:06Z

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2017-04-22T03:33:53Z

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2017-04-22T03:33:30Z

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DavidB4-bot: clean up & uniformity

2016-06-27T06:35:36Z

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−	'''The Huffington Post''' is a [[leftist]] website created by gadfly and former [[Republican]] [[Arianna Huffington]]. The site is an extremist [[liberal]] mouthpiece. The Huffington Post calls itself an internet newspaper of blogs, news and video but often is referred to as a hate site where its one-sided news cannot be trusted. They cover politics, media, business and entertainment news. They smear conservatives daily, while whitewashing and defending [[liberals]].	+	'''The Huffington Post''' is a [[leftist]] website created by gadfly and former [[Republican]] [[Arianna Huffington]]. The site is an extremist [[liberal]] mouthpiece. The Huffington Post calls itself an internet newspaper of blogs, news and video but often is referred to as a hate site where its one-sided news cannot be trusted. They cover politics, media, business and entertainment news. They smear conservatives daily, while whitewashing and defending [[liberals]]. Despite this, however, they do sometimes manage to condemn leftist icons, such as mentioning that both Che Guevara and Fidel Castro came close to launching a nuke during the Cuban Missile Crisis and has openly stated that Che was a mass-murdering totalitarian with a messiah complex.<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-endless-myth-making_b_151217</ref>

	The site also dominates social networking sites like [[Digg]], making them liberal by proxy for promoting biased and insulting treatments of conservative politicians.		The site also dominates social networking sites like [[Digg]], making them liberal by proxy for promoting biased and insulting treatments of conservative politicians.

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-'''The Huffington Post''' is a [[left leaning|liberalism]] website created by former [[Republican]] [[Arianna Huffington]]. The Huffington Post calls itself an internet newspaper of blogs, news and video but occasionally is referred to by extreme conservatives as a hate site where its one-sided news cannot be trusted. They cover politics, media, business and entertainment news.
+'''The Huffington Post''' is a [[leftist]] website created by gadfly and former [[Republican]] [[Arianna Huffington]].  The site is an extremist [[liberal]] mouthpiece. The Huffington Post calls itself an internet newspaper of blogs, news and video but often is referred to as a hate site where its one-sided news cannot be trusted. They cover politics, media, business and entertainment news. They smear conservatives daily, while whitewashing and defending [[liberals]].
 The site also dominates social networking sites like [[Digg]], making them liberal by proxy for promoting biased and insulting treatments of conservative politicians.
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 In 2011, the Huffington Post was purchased by AOL for just over $315 million in a deal that left Huffington in charge of the website.
-The Huffington Post is smeared by conservatives for being anti-science, and were labelled [http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4283 one of the internet's top 10 anti-science websites], along with Conservapedia.
+The Huffington Post, like most liberal sites, is known for being anti-science, and were labelled [http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4283 one of the internet's top 10 anti-science websites].
 ==AOL==

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-'''The Huffington Post''' is a [[leftist]] website created by gadfly and former [[Republican]] [[Arianna Huffington]].  The site is an extremist [[liberal]] mouthpiece. The Huffington Post calls itself an internet newspaper of blogs, news and video but often is referred to as a hate site where its one-sided news cannot be trusted. They cover politics, media, business and entertainment news. They smear conservatives daily, while whitewashing and defending [[liberals]].
+'''The Huffington Post''' is a [[left leaning|liberalism]] website created by former [[Republican]] [[Arianna Huffington]]. The Huffington Post calls itself an internet newspaper of blogs, news and video but occasionally is referred to by extreme conservatives as a hate site where its one-sided news cannot be trusted. They cover politics, media, business and entertainment news.
 The site also dominates social networking sites like [[Digg]], making them liberal by proxy for promoting biased and insulting treatments of conservative politicians.
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 In 2011, the Huffington Post was purchased by AOL for just over $315 million in a deal that left Huffington in charge of the website.
-The Huffington Post, like most liberal sites, is known for being anti-science, and were labelled [http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4283 one of the internet's top 10 anti-science websites].
+The Huffington Post is smeared by conservatives for being anti-science, and were labelled [http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4283 one of the internet's top 10 anti-science websites], along with Conservapedia.
 ==AOL==

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 The site's audience is largely composed of liberals, mirroring the values of most of the editors and contributors. Like virtually all internet sites, its comment section is often filled with offensive or vitriolic remarks; for example, numerous commenters insulted the marines who gave their lives in Iraq, comparing their heroic actions to those of terrorists. The site also frequently covers lewd or pornographic topics without regards to what children who visit might see.
-In April 2017, a South African man, pretending to be a female feminist, persuaded ''Huffington Post'' to publish a hoax article calling for the voting rights of all white males to be removed.<ref name="Bokhari">Bokhari, Allum (April 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/20/man-who-embarrassed-huffpo-with-hoax-article-loses-job-after-outlet-tracks-him-down-at-work/ Man Who Embarrassed HuffPo with Hoax Article Loses Job After Outlet Tracks Him Down at Work]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> After the article prompted criticism, HuffPo defended the blatantly racist article and only retracted it after they found out that it was intended as a hoax.<ref name="Bokhari"/>
+In April 2017, a South African man, pretending to be a female feminist, persuaded ''Huffington Post'' to publish a hoax article calling for the voting rights of all white males to be removed.<ref name="Bokhari">Bokhari, Allum (April 20, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/20/man-who-embarrassed-huffpo-with-hoax-article-loses-job-after-outlet-tracks-him-down-at-work/ Man Who Embarrassed HuffPo with Hoax Article Loses Job After Outlet Tracks Him Down at Work]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> After the article prompted criticism, HuffPo defended the blatantly racist article and only retracted it after they found out that it was intended as a hoax.<ref name="Bokhari"/>
 Also in April 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article calling for the "Podunk towns" of Trump supporters to be destroyed by [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref>Cheong, Ian Miles (April 21, 2017). [https://heatst.com/politics/huffington-post-piece-calls-for-the-nuclear-annihilation-of-trump-supporters/ Huffington Post Deletes Embarrassing Piece Calling For Trump Supporters’ ‘Podunk Towns’ To Be Destroyed by Nuclear Weapons]. ''HeatStreet''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref>
-In June 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article that called for prosecuting and executing President Trump, saying that impeaching the president was not enough to appease the liberal author. The article was published three days before a left-winger shot and injured several Republican congressmen, aides, and police officers.<ref>Ernst, Douglas (June 15, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/15/huffpo-scrubs-jason-fullers-ultimate-punishment-tr/ HuffPo scrubs ‘ultimate punishment’ Trump piece after Scalise, GOP shooting]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref>
+In June 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article that called for prosecuting and executing President Trump, saying that impeaching the president was not enough to appease the liberal author. The article was published three days before a left-winger shot and injured several Republican congressmen, aides, and police officers.<ref>Ernst, Douglas (June 15, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/15/huffpo-scrubs-jason-fullers-ultimate-punishment-tr/ HuffPo scrubs ‘ultimate punishment’ Trump piece after Scalise, GOP shooting]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref>
 * [http://moonbattery.com/?p=804 Disgraceful comments on losing 30+ Seal team Six members in Afghanistan]
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Huffington Post]
+* [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Huffington Post]
 * [http://hpmonitor.blogspot.com/ Standing Up Against Hate on the Huffington Post]
 * [http://huff-watch.blogspot.com/ HuffWatch]

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 Also in April 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article calling for the "Podunk towns" of Trump supporters to be destroyed by [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref>Cheong, Ian Miles (April 21, 2017). [https://heatst.com/politics/huffington-post-piece-calls-for-the-nuclear-annihilation-of-trump-supporters/ Huffington Post Deletes Embarrassing Piece Calling For Trump Supporters’ ‘Podunk Towns’ To Be Destroyed by Nuclear Weapons]. ''HeatStreet''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref>
-In June 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article that called for prosecuting and executing President Trump, saying that impeaching the president was not enough to appease the liberal author.The article was published three days before a left-winger shot and injured several Republican congressmen, aides, and police officers.<ref>Ernst, Douglas (June 15, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/15/huffpo-scrubs-jason-fullers-ultimate-punishment-tr/ HuffPo scrubs ‘ultimate punishment’ Trump piece after Scalise, GOP shooting]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref>
+In June 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article that called for prosecuting and executing President Trump, saying that impeaching the president was not enough to appease the liberal author. The article was published three days before a left-winger shot and injured several Republican congressmen, aides, and police officers.<ref>Ernst, Douglas (June 15, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/15/huffpo-scrubs-jason-fullers-ultimate-punishment-tr/ HuffPo scrubs ‘ultimate punishment’ Trump piece after Scalise, GOP shooting]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref>
 * [http://moonbattery.com/?p=804 Disgraceful comments on losing 30+ Seal team Six members in Afghanistan]

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	Also in April 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article calling for the "Podunk towns" of Trump supporters to be destroyed by [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref>Cheong, Ian Miles (April 21, 2017). [https://heatst.com/politics/huffington-post-piece-calls-for-the-nuclear-annihilation-of-trump-supporters/ Huffington Post Deletes Embarrassing Piece Calling For Trump Supporters’ ‘Podunk Towns’ To Be Destroyed by Nuclear Weapons]. ''HeatStreet''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref>		Also in April 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article calling for the "Podunk towns" of Trump supporters to be destroyed by [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref>Cheong, Ian Miles (April 21, 2017). [https://heatst.com/politics/huffington-post-piece-calls-for-the-nuclear-annihilation-of-trump-supporters/ Huffington Post Deletes Embarrassing Piece Calling For Trump Supporters’ ‘Podunk Towns’ To Be Destroyed by Nuclear Weapons]. ''HeatStreet''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref>
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		+	In June 2017, HuffPo published and, after receiving criticism, deleted an article that called for prosecuting and executing President Trump, saying that impeaching the president was not enough to appease the liberal author.The article was published three days before a left-winger shot and injured several Republican congressmen, aides, and police officers.<ref>Ernst, Douglas (June 15, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/15/huffpo-scrubs-jason-fullers-ultimate-punishment-tr/ HuffPo scrubs ‘ultimate punishment’ Trump piece after Scalise, GOP shooting]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref>

	* [http://moonbattery.com/?p=804 Disgraceful comments on losing 30+ Seal team Six members in Afghanistan]		* [http://moonbattery.com/?p=804 Disgraceful comments on losing 30+ Seal team Six members in Afghanistan]

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 Since the announcement of the merger, vocal liberals  have expressed their displeasure by boycotting the website. Huffington laughed the threats off and introduced the weekly column by anti-liberal journalist [[Andrew Breitbart]] however that only lasted two weeks before they made up a silly excuse to rid him from their main page.
-==Liberal bias==
+==Controversies and liberal bias==
 The site's audience is largely composed of liberals, mirroring the values of most of the editors and contributors. Like virtually all internet sites, its comment section is often filled with offensive or vitriolic remarks; for example, numerous commenters insulted the marines who gave their lives in Iraq, comparing their heroic actions to those of terrorists. The site also frequently covers lewd or pornographic topics without regards to what children who visit might see.
 In April 2017, a South African man, pretending to be a female feminist, persuaded ''Huffington Post'' to publish a hoax article calling for the voting rights of all white males to be removed.<ref name="Bokhari">Bokhari, Allum (April 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/20/man-who-embarrassed-huffpo-with-hoax-article-loses-job-after-outlet-tracks-him-down-at-work/ Man Who Embarrassed HuffPo with Hoax Article Loses Job After Outlet Tracks Him Down at Work]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> After the article prompted criticism, HuffPo defended the blatantly racist article and only retracted it after they found out that it was intended as a hoax.<ref name="Bokhari"/>
 * [http://moonbattery.com/?p=804 Disgraceful comments on losing 30+ Seal team Six members in Afghanistan]

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 In April 2017, a South African man, pretending to be a female feminist, persuaded ''Huffington Post'' to publish a hoax article calling for the voting rights of all white males to be removed.<ref name="Bokhari">Bokhari, Allum (April 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/20/man-who-embarrassed-huffpo-with-hoax-article-loses-job-after-outlet-tracks-him-down-at-work/ Man Who Embarrassed HuffPo with Hoax Article Loses Job After Outlet Tracks Him Down at Work]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> After the article prompted criticism, HuffPo defended the blatantly racist article and only retracted it after they found out that it was intended as a hoax.<ref name="Bokhari"/>
-* [http://moonbattery.com/?p=804 Discraceful comments on losing 30+ Seal team Six members in Afghanistan]
+* [http://moonbattery.com/?p=804 Disgraceful comments on losing 30+ Seal team Six members in Afghanistan]
 ==References==

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 The site also dominates social networking sites like [[Digg]], making them liberal by proxy for promoting biased and insulting treatments of conservative politicians.
-Exercising [[censorship]], as liberals are prone to do, the Post removed a March 9, 2010 commentary by former Minnesota governor [[Jesse Ventura]] accusing the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration of involvement in the events of [[9/11]] shortly after publication. <ref>[http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/03/jesse_ventura_b_1.php Jesse Ventura banned from Huffington Post for conspiracy mongering]</ref>
+Exercising [[censorship]], as liberals are prone to do, the Post removed a March 9, 2010 commentary by former Minnesota governor [[Jesse Ventura]] accusing the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration of involvement in the events of [[9/11]] shortly after publication.<ref>[http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/03/jesse_ventura_b_1.php Jesse Ventura banned from Huffington Post for conspiracy mongering]</ref>
 In 2011, the Huffington Post was purchased by AOL for just over $315 million in a deal that left Huffington in charge of the website.
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-==External Links==
+==External links==
 * [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Huffington Post]
 * [http://hpmonitor.blogspot.com/ Standing Up Against Hate on the Huffington Post]
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