Trump wants to be the arbiter of truth; April Ryan on press threats: 'It is getting worse'; Does Trump have a point about Google?; Exclusive interview with Sleeping Giants founder; Solving the problem of 'news deserts'; How John McCain's legacy helps pres
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3.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2018
⏱️ 39 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm John Adlon in for Brian Stelter, and it's time for reliable sources. |
| 0:06.5 | Our weekly look at the story behind the story, how the media really works and how the news |
| 0:10.9 | gets made. |
| 0:12.0 | This hour, Trump attacks Tech Giant Google over alleged bias |
| 0:15.7 | and threatens to bring in the feds. |
| 0:17.8 | Also, how John McCain's legacy will pay it forward |
| 0:20.6 | to press freedom. |
| 0:21.8 | And how one anonymous group took on Bright Bart and then |
| 0:24.2 | was out it. We have the founder here for his first exclusive television interview. But first, |
| 0:29.7 | while most people are celebrating the Labor Day weekend, taking time to relax and enjoy the summer. |
| 0:34.4 | That's not exactly what the president is doing. |
| 0:37.1 | Instead he seems to be in a bunker mentality, and I'm not talking golf, obsessed with lashing |
| 0:41.4 | out at the media. Just take a look at all the companies and individuals. obsessed with |
| 0:43.7 | lashing out at the media. |
| 0:42.0 | Just take a look at all the companies and individuals |
| 0:45.0 | the president berated this past week with terms like fake reporting, fake news, |
| 0:49.6 | fake books, fake dossier. |
| 0:51.8 | It seems like everything critical in the media is fake to President |
| 0:55.8 | Trump these days. But should we really be surprised given what Trump said |
| 0:59.6 | this back in July? Don't believe the crap you see from these people the fake news. |
| 1:06.0 | What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening. |
| 1:11.0 | I guess don't believe your lying eyes. |
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