Stanton calls Phoenix Diablo ‘fake news’

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton accused Phoenix Diablo of being 'fake news' in a firestorm of tweets early Saturday morning.
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton accused Phoenix Diablo of being ‘fake news’ in a firestorm of tweets early Saturday morning.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton accused Phoenix Diablo of reporting ‘fake news’ after the news organization published an investigation that revealed that the mayor was, in fact, a clown.

“When will Phoenix Diablo stop falsely reporting that I am a ‘ghost’ or ‘clown’ and focus on Crooked Hillary’s ties to Russia? Sad! FAKE NEWS,” Stanton tweeted at 2 a.m. Saturday and reiterated at a press conference at City Hall.

In 2015, Phoenix Diablo reported that Stanton was a ghost during his entire time as Phoenix mayor. In 2016, Diablo corrected the story to correctly report that Stanton was actually a clown the entire time.

Stanton has repeatedly butted heads with the media since taking office as mayor, but Saturday marks the first time he has completely discredited a news organization. Stanton has been known throughout his time as mayor for giving more access to news organizations that give him more favorable coverage.

Breitbart co-founder and noted ethics expert Steve Bannon criticized Stanton for his remarks, saying the mayor wasn’t giving facts and truth the respect they deserve.

“Calling a respected downtown Phoenix news organization ‘fake news’ is extremely disrespectful,” Bannon said. “But besides that, it also undermines the value of the truth.”

At a press conference called by Stanton Saturday morning, the mayor spent the majority of the time criticizing Phoenix Diablo’s coverage of downtown Phoenix, but would not take questions from the publication.

Sonia Kunthara, executive editor of Phoenix Diablo, stood firm in the website’s decision to publish the explosive reports about Stanton

“We are proud of our coverage of downtown Phoenix and see holding public officials like Mayor Stanton accountable as a great responsibility,” Kunthara said. “It’s ‘sad!’ that someone would use their public platform to discredit us, but we will continue to do the fearless, necessary journalism we are known for.”

6,243 thoughts on “Stanton calls Phoenix Diablo ‘fake news’”

  1. I have not checked in here for some time because I thought it was getting boring, but the last several posts are great quality so I guess I will add you back to my everyday bloglist. You deserve it my friend :)

  2. I do love the way you have framed this particular issue and it does indeed give me a lot of fodder for thought. Nonetheless, from what precisely I have personally seen, I just simply wish as the comments pile on that folks continue to be on point and not start on a soap box regarding some other news du jour. Still, thank you for this outstanding piece and although I do not go along with it in totality, I value your viewpoint.

  3. Great website you have here but I was curious if you knew of any community forums that cover the same topics talked about in this article? I’d really love to be a part of community where I can get suggestions from other knowledgeable people that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Bless you!

  4. I am also commenting to make you know of the great encounter my friend’s princess experienced going through your site. She mastered lots of details, including what it’s like to have a marvelous giving heart to get a number of people clearly know a variety of tortuous subject areas. You truly exceeded visitors’ desires. Thank you for offering those beneficial, trusted, revealing and even easy guidance on this topic to Ethel.

  5. You could certainly see your skills within the paintings you write. The arena hopes for more passionate writers such as you who are not afraid to mention how they believe. All the time go after your heart.

  6. I like this weblog so much, saved to favorites. “Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.” by Norman Cousins.

  7. Hey there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any issues with hackers? My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing a few months of hard work due to no data backup. Do you have any solutions to stop hackers?

  8. Spot on with this write-up, I really suppose this web site wants far more consideration. I’ll probably be once more to read rather more, thanks for that info.

  9. I like what you guys are up too. Such clever work and reporting! Keep up the superb works guys I’ve incorporated you guys to my blogroll. I think it will improve the value of my web site :)

  10. I just couldn’t go away your website prior to suggesting that I really enjoyed the usual information an individual provide on your visitors? Is gonna be back often to investigate cross-check new posts.

  11. Thank you, I’ve recently been looking for info approximately this subject for a long time and yours is the greatest I’ve came upon so far. But, what about the conclusion? Are you positive in regards to the source?

  12. Hey there! Do you know if they make any plugins to help with Search Engine Optimization? I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I’m not seeing very good gains. If you know of any please share. Kudos!

  13. I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I do not know who you are but definitely you are going to a famous blogger if you are not already ;) Cheers!

  14. Hello just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The text in your post seem to be running off the screen in Chrome. I’m not sure if this is a format issue or something to do with internet browser compatibility but I thought I’d post to let you know. The layout look great though! Hope you get the issue solved soon. Cheers

  15. I was recommended this web site by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as no one else know such detailed about my problem. You are amazing! Thanks!

  16. whoah this blog is fantastic i love studying your posts. Keep up the good paintings! You know, lots of individuals are hunting around for this information, you could aid them greatly.

  17. You made some decent factors there. I appeared on the internet for the difficulty and found most individuals will go along with along with your website.

  18. I feel this is one of the so much important info for me. And i’m satisfied studying your article. But should observation on some basic issues, The web site style is wonderful, the articles is in reality great :D. Excellent job, cheers

  19. Good day! This post could not be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my previous room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this post to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thank you for sharing!

  20. Good article and straight to the point. I am not sure if this is really the best place to ask but do you guys have any ideea where to get some professional writers? Thanks :)

  21. you’re actually a good webmaster. The site loading speed is incredible. It kind of feels that you are doing any unique trick. Moreover, The contents are masterwork. you have done a great task on this topic!

  22. I happen to be commenting to let you be aware of what a amazing encounter my friend’s girl encountered visiting your site. She mastered too many things, not to mention how it is like to possess a very effective giving mindset to let a number of people with no trouble know precisely some grueling subject areas. You undoubtedly exceeded my expectations. Many thanks for giving such effective, trusted, revealing and even unique guidance on your topic to Janet.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *