When a news outlet makes a factual error or misinterpretation, it can be forgiven most of the time -- reporters and editors, like everyone else, are susceptible to the occasional brain glitch.
But when that same outlet not only fails to correct the error even after having it pointed out but repeats it? One might start to suspect that it's being done deliberately.
Which brings us to CNSNews.com, which published a Jan. 14 article by Matt Cover carrying the headline "Obama’s TSA Nominee Characterized Groups That Were Domestic Security Threats as ‘Anti-Abortion’ and Having ‘Christian Identity.’" Cover went on to write that "Erroll Southers, who President Barack Obama has nominated to head the Transportation Security Administration, described groups that were a domestic security threat as being 'anti-abortion' and 'Christian-identity oriented.'" Cover quoted from a video of Southers citing "groups that claim to be extremely anti-government and Christian-identity oriented.”
Note Cover's use of the lowercase I in "Christian identity." He's portraying Southers' use of the term as a generic description of Christianity -- as if Southers is describing all domestic terrorists as Christian.
But it's clear from the context of the entire video that Cover's portrayal is false. What Southers is referring to is a specific entity, the Christian Identity movement, well known as an extremist group.
http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/2010/cnsidentity.htmlIt doesn't really matter if CNSNews knew that there was a such thing as "Christian Identity" or not. What matters to them is if they can smear Obama, Democrats, and liberals; and it doesn't matter if the smear is based in fact or not.
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