CNN caption LIE: "Hundreds protest Iraq War at UN"

[npincus]

at the same time their on-site reporter said, "There are thousands of anti-war protesters gathered here to protest President Bush's appearance at the UN..."

So, the viewer half-paying attention or channel surfer who just glances at the screen will read "hundreds" were protesting the war (piddly turn-out) vs. "thousands".

What else is new?

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Well, really now, what is thousands but bunches of hundreds?

Is seventy-hundred inaccurate when talking about seven thousand?

[leftchick]

2. Photo....

first story said thousands. The latest says 400! :eyes:



Protesters cheer at a demonstration against US President George W. Bush and the Iraq War at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza near United Nations Headquarters in New York. Around 400 anti-Iraq war demonstrators marched through New York at a protest timed to coincide with President George W. Bush's address to the United Nations.(AFP/Nicholas Roberts)