Quote:Sometimes—actually, a lot lately—a news outlet faceplants so badly that you almost feel sorry for them. Almost.

It’s hard to feel sorry for Newsweek, though, because this fail is so stupid that you almost can’t help but laugh out loud. As our sister site Twitchy reported, the outlet decided a clearly joking tweet accompanied by an equally obviously AI-generated image was worthy of a fact check.

Do these people get paid for this?

Here’s how it went down: a user named “bone” posted to social media, saying, “This 1721 painting by Deitz Nuützen predicted the Trump-Elon-RFK McDonalds dinner.” You don’t even have to look any further to know that what follows next is either going to be a joke or the ravings of a lunatic.

In this case, the name of the “painter” (search for Deez Nutz if you don't get it) should have set off the alarm bells of anyone with a clue:

You see this, you chortle, and you move on with your day—but not Newsweek. Bring on the fact-checkers!

As of this writing, Newsweek has not pulled the idiotic report from their website.

X owner Elon Musk’s reputation of being incredibly smart survived this devious attempt at misinformation—he clearly wasn’t fooled:

“Bone” himself got a kick out of the silliness:

He even created a mock detailed history of the imagined painter; this is just part of it:

Deitz Nuützen (1694–1732) was a peculiar and enigmatic Dutch Baroque painter whose work baffled his contemporaries and continues to mystify art historians today. Known for blending traditional artistic styles with strikingly anachronistic imagery, Nuützen’s paintings have been jokingly referred to as “prophecies in oil...”

Nuützen’s other surviving works include The Flying Horse of Iron, a surreal depiction of a locomotive centuries before its invention, and The Gathering of the Elect, which eerily resembles a modern stock exchange. These works earned him notoriety during his lifetime, with some accusing him of witchcraft or heresy. Local records even note that he was once investigated by the church for "visions unbecoming of a Christian artist."

Troll level 11.

I almost feel sorry for the poor guy who had to write the fact check. After all, if your editor tells you to write something up, you better get to it.

This may not be as embarrassing as Joe and Mika’s epic flip flop over at MSNBC, where they went from eight years of calling Trump Hitler to suddenly visiting him at Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring, but it’s still pretty humiliating.

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Bwahahaha. As soon as I saw that, I knew it was a prank.

It proves 3 things:

1. Most lefties are effing morons.

2. They can't take a joke, b/c they have no sense of humor.

3. They are so blinded by TDS that what little brains they might have are rendered useless.

Make his bio make sense.

“Flynn Nicholls is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society.”

https://www.newsweek.com/authors/flynn-nicholls

But he’s not from England either, he’s from New Zealand. Bizarre staffing. He’s probably just getting paid by the word and is just a freelancer.

Im not sure who owns Newsweek anymore. I think the Chinese cult members from Olivet University who believe their leader David Chang is Jesus still own it, but there was some sort of falling out a few years ago.

(11-19-2024 10:00 PM)Todor Wrote:  Make his bio make sense.

“Flynn Nicholls is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society.”

https://www.newsweek.com/authors/flynn-nicholls

But he’s not from England either, he’s from New Zealand. Bizarre staffing. He’s probably just getting paid by the word and is just a freelancer.

Im not sure who owns Newsweek anymore. I think the Chinese cult members from Olivet University who believe their leader David Chang is Jesus still own it, but there was some sort of falling out a few years ago.

From a Google AI response:

Quote:Newsweek is co-owned by Dev Pragad and Johnathan Davis, each owning 50% of the company:

Dev Pragad: The president and CEO of Newsweek

Johnathan Davis: A board member of Newsweek and the CEO of IBT Media

Pragad and Davis recently resolved their differences and ended shareholder litigation. They agreed to: Strengthen the corporate governance structure, Maintain the advisory board, and Work with the leadership team to revitalize Newsweek.

Newsweek's ownership history includes:
1933: Founded by Thomas J.C. Martyn
1961: Acquired by The Washington Post Company
2010: Sold to Sidney Harman, who combined it with The Daily Beast
2013: IBT Media took over Newsweek from IAC
2014: IBT Media relaunched the company
2017: IBT Media renamed itself as Newsweek Media Group
2018: IBT Media rebranded back to IBT Media, and Pragad purchased a 50 percent stake in Newsweek

it's nice to have an incoming administration with a sense of humor in these difficult times as opposed to the Democrats' insane fear-mongering and hardline political correctness BS. Vive la Deitz Nuützen!