Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions
This claim:
“I did not involve my father in my business.”
— Hunter Biden, Wednesday
We say: President Biden’s drug-addled, influence-peddling son tried to gaslight lawmakers (and the public) by flatly contradicting emails, witness testimony and even photos showing that his dad met with his business associates.
Hmm: Perhaps the first son figures perjury’s no big deal after committing firearms, tax-evasion, drug, prostitution, foreign-lobbying and contempt-of-Congress offenses . . .
This definition:
“The literal meaning of Jihad is ‘struggle.’”
— NYC-run anti-bias webinar for teachers, Feb. 20
We say: They call this “anti-bias” training, but it’s really just propaganda meant to whitewash Islamic extremism.
Yes, “jihad” technically translates to “struggle.” But the webinar hid the fact that the term’s more common definition is “holy war” and not a personal struggle, say, to lose weight (as the session suggested).
Think about it: Are Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists seeking to take in their waistlines — or slaughter their enemies?
This boast:
“Under the Biden-Harris Administration, there has been a significant decrease in crime — including one of the largest yearly declines in homicides ever.”
— White House fact sheet, Thursday
We say: What chutzpah! Democrats, including Biden, backed defunding the police, excused violence (especially amid the George Floyd riots), installed pro-criminal “prosecutors” and raced to keep perps out of jail.
VP Kamala Harris even promoted a fund for rioters. Violent crime, natch, soared. It was only public pressure that eventually led some cities to crack down, and homicides fell.
Yet it was people like Biden and Harris who fueled the crime surge in the first place — and had nothing to do with any “decline.”
This charge:
“[After 2020], Republicans . . . started rolling back voting rights and waging legal fights to restrict voter access.”
— MSNBC’s Ja’han Jones, Thursday
We say: Sorry, but Republicans never sought to suppress any legitimate votes (or, as Dems have done, kick candidates off ballots).
Yes, some states aimed to curb voter fraud, which dilutes legitimate votes and threatens democracy.
But voters had no problems with those moves: For example, after Georgia reformed its laws (a change Biden called “Jim Crow 2.0”), the state set records for turnout and voters had few complaints.
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
