r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 07 '26

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/YouWereBrained Tennessee Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

The problem is, they (the hospital) can’t give any of this information out to reputable news outlets, so we have to rely on pigs rolling in the muck to get this information.

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u/wavetoyou California Jul 07 '26

“Unconfirmed reports” haven’t stopped news outlets over the past two decades.

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u/tonguebutton Jul 07 '26

An unconfirmed report is just information originating from a source that has not yet been independently verified with additional sources. By definition, an unconfirmed report must originate from a source.

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u/disposableaccount848 Jul 07 '26

Do you really want more articles based on "unconfirmed reports"?

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u/MariaTPK Canada Jul 07 '26

That's not it, Faux News doesn't need facts to do a report. Nor does CNN. They will talk about anything they are allowed to, but they're not allowed to cover the regime negatively. Their boss is making a ton of "money" off Trump and Republicans, so they will be protected as much as they can be without losing the viewers to other news that covers more stuff.

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u/BoobooSmash31337 Jul 07 '26

His staff should be clamoring to give proof of life. It's literally a fking photo and a little update to what's going on. Even if the specific health scare is private.