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by timr 25 days ago
I guess if you’re so completely committed to left-wing ideology that you’re willing to overlook ridiculous factual inaccuracies, it’s…fine.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-worst-magazine-in-am...

I explicitly chose a criticism from someone with a wildly different political ideology than my own, just to show that this is not a partisan take. I disagree with almost every opinion expressed in that link, yet agree completely with the validity of the examples given. The Atlantic routinely makes statements contrary to fact, and seemingly has no qualms about lying or exaggerating to make an attention-grabbing point. It’s coverage during Covid was particularly atrocious.