How manipulative is CNN fake news?? Here's an example...

[gfm7175]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/politics/rising-oil-costs-gas-trump

Take a good look at this gem of an article that was published at 4:30PM ET yesterday. I want to draw your attention to one specific line within this article to show just how pathetic CNN fake news is. That line is: "Oil prices early Monday neared $120 a barrel before backing off somewhat, a level not seen since the early stages of Russia’s war against Ukraine in 2022.

First, look at the words that I underlined. "Backing off somewhat"... Why didn't they just say the precise number that it backed off to? Because they wish to MANIPULATE people... Because they don't want people to know that "backing off somewhat" wasn't just a few dollars, but was actually THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS (from $120 a barrel down to $85 a barrel).

BTW, where are all of the articles about oil futures quickly collapsing? Oil futures even dipped below $80 a barrel briefly today.

Once the fear mongering settles, oil will return back down to "Trumpian" pricing instead of being a few dimes below the lowest of the "Autopen" pricing (during about 4/5ths of the Autopen's term).

 

[Noking]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/politics/rising-oil-costs-gas-trump

Take a good look at this gem of an article that was published at 4:30PM ET yesterday. I want to draw your attention to one specific line within this article to show just how pathetic CNN fake news is. That line is: "Oil prices early Monday neared $120 a barrel before backing off somewhat, a level not seen since the early stages of Russia’s war against Ukraine in 2022.

First, look at the words that I underlined. "Backing off somewhat"... Why didn't they just say the precise number that it backed off to? Because they wish to MANIPULATE people... Because they don't want people to know that "backing off somewhat" wasn't just a few dollars, but was actually THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS (from $120 a barrel down to $85 a barrel).

BTW, where are all of the articles about oil futures quickly collapsing? Oil futures even dipped below $80 a barrel briefly today.

Once the fear mongering settles, oil will return back down to "Trumpian" pricing instead of being a few dimes below the lowest of the "Autopen" pricing (during about 4/5ths of the Autopen's term).

Do you know what you are babble about??????

 

[Jade Dragon]

Do you know what you are babble about??????

If they did, they wouldn't be babbling.

 

[gfm7175]

Noking and Jade have already failed at addressing the topic of the thread........ anyone else wanna give it a go?

 

[Jake Starkey]

gfm has not made a case.

CNN tells the facts, and gfm spins them.

 

[Noking]

Noking and Jade have already failed at addressing the topic of the thread........ anyone else wanna give it a go?

Which crude oil benchmarks are you referring to????

WTI Crude Oil $83.45​

West Texas Intermediat

Brent Crude Oil $91.36​

North Sea Benchmark

Dubai Crude Oil $124.68​

Middle East Benchmark

Urals Crude Oil $90.97​

Russian Export Blend

Crude Oil Prices - All Major Benchmarks

Live crude oil prices for WTI, Brent, Dubai, and Urals. Updated every 5 minutes.

www.oilpriceapi.com

 

[Noking]

This is certainly not going to help lower Oil prices​

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Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say​

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz

 

[Crepitus]

Noking and Jade have already failed at addressing the topic of the thread........ anyone else wanna give it a go?

There is no topic, there is only ineffectual tRumpling whining and lies.

 

[Noking]

There is no topic, there is only ineffectual tRumpling whining and lies.

Exactly

 

[gfm7175]

Which crude oil benchmarks are you referring to????

WTI Crude Oil $83.45​

West Texas Intermediat

Brent Crude Oil $91.36​

North Sea Benchmark

Dubai Crude Oil $124.68​

Middle East Benchmark

Urals Crude Oil $90.97​

Russian Export Blend

Crude Oil Prices - All Major Benchmarks

Live crude oil prices for WTI, Brent, Dubai, and Urals. Updated every 5 minutes.

www.oilpriceapi.com

I'm personally referencing the WTI Crude (US domestic standard) number. The CNN article seems to favor the Brent Crude (international standard) number because it's higher. The other two you mention aren't primary global benchmarks like WTI and Brent.

 

[gfm7175]

This is certainly not going to help lower Oil prices​

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Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say​

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz

What navy is Iran using to lay these mines?

 

[gfm7175]

There is no topic, there is only ineffectual tRumpling whining and lies.

You can't ignore the topic away, Creepy.

 

[Yakuda]

gfm has not made a case.

CNN tells the facts, and gfm spins them.

What facts? They said backed off somewhat. What it backed off to would have been a fact but thats just leftist mumbo jumbo bullshit.

 

[Jake Starkey]

What facts? They said backed off somewhat. What it backed off to would have been a fact but thats just leftist mumbo jumbo bullshit.

You sound confused yet again.

 

[Ross Dolan]

Do you know what you are babble about??????

No way he does. He just likes to babble. He is a babbler.

 

[gfm7175]

Once again, JPP's leftists cannot address the topic of a thread... I ask once again:

Why didn't the CNN article reference the precise price that oil backed off to? Why did they say "backing off somewhat" rather than "backing off to $85/barrel"?

They used a precise number when referencing the highest amount that oil reached, but they declined to use a precise number when oil quickly "backed off" to $85/barrel. Why?

 

[Ross Dolan]

Once again, JPP's leftists cannot address the topic of a thread... I ask once again:

Why didn't the CNN article reference the precise price that oil backed off to? Why did they say "backing off somewhat" rather than "backing off to $85/barrel"?

They used a precise number when referencing the highest amount that oil reached, but they declined to use a precise number when oil quickly "backed off" to $85/barrel. Why?

Ummm...because they did not want to????

 

[gfm7175]

Ummm...because they did not want to????

They didn't want people to know that the price of oil came back down as fast as it went up?

They instead wanted to falsely imprint into people's minds that oil was still much closer to $120/barrel rather than falling right back down to $85/barrel again?

Like I said, MANIPULATIVE language.

 

[Jake Starkey]

gfm is a TDS-afflicted MAGAmutt. His questions in #16 above suggests he thinks he's being clever or he is way up the spectrum.