Pundits brutally mock CNN for announcing news team 'dedicated to covering misinformation': 'CNN to create a team dedicated to covering CNN'

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Pundits brutally mocked CNN over the cable network's announcement that it's creating a news team "dedicated to covering misinformation."

Alex Koppelman, managing editor of CNN Business, tweeted Tuesday that he's "hiring 3 people for a new CNN team dedicated to covering misinformation.”

“What do we mean by covering misinformation?” he tweeted next. “Really it’s about covering reality: The uses, abuses, and distortions of it, the people twisting it, and the effect that has on all of us. We already do a lot of important work on this; we want to do more.”

Koppelman also described the ideal reporters for the new team: “Do you feel like you have to jump down every rabbit hole you see? Do you get mad when you see liars taking advantage of people? Do you spend more time on the internet than anyone really should? This might be the job for you!"

Ever since former President Donald Trump blasted CNN as "fake news" at a press conference just prior to his inauguration, the network in numerous instances has seemed to live up to that dubious billing.

So pundits wasted no time mocking CNN for its intention to create a news team "covering misinformation."

BlazeTV host Steve Deace and podcast host Daniel Horowitz poked some fun at the announcement, with Deace writing, "Wow, impressed that CNN is investing real resources into internal accountability.” Horowitz noted that the network "will need at least one staffer per reporter they have to properly ... (Read more)

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