[Steely Tom]

.Tells you how they do business and the contempt they have for their audience.

I don't think they're being paid by their audience. I think they're being paid by people who want to influence their audience.

[gibsonguy]

They didn’t “fall for it”. It fit there agenda so they pounced. In fact l t think they ran it knowing it was bs. This way they send the story out plant it & whoops sorry we were fooled “the jury will disregard ....”.