1) The use of annonymous sources that you have previouly pointed out.

2) The use of the word “allegedly”.

Two recent headlines are prime examples of the misuse of this word.

WOMAN ALLEGEDLY LEAVES BABY IN CAR WHILE PARTYING

The problem with this headline was that the baby was found in the car and the woman was found in the bar partying. Where is the “allegedly”?

HUSBAND BOUGHT FINGER ALLEGEDLY FOUND IN CHILI

The problem here is that the finger was not found in the chili. If anything should be “allegedly” it is that the husband “allegedly” bought it.

Especially when dealing with criminals who are caught red-handed, I wish the MSM would just say the facts. Hinkley didn’t allegedly shoot Reagan. It was on national TV. He did it.

This is from an article in the Washington Post (not a headline): “Nichols, who was on trial for rape and on the run from allegedly killing a judge, two law enforcement officers and a court reporter, shoved Smith into her own apartment in suburban Atlanta at 2 a.m., tied her up and held her at gunpoint.”

He didn’t allegedly kill a judge and two law enforcement officers. He DID kill a judge and two law enforcement officers. Witnesses were there and some of his actions are even on film. What’s “allegedly” about it? It hasn’t been proven in a court of law perhaps, but he still did it.