It is not I that is believing lies to be truths.
fact
/fakt/
noun
1.
a thing that is known or proved to be true:
"he ignores some historical and economic facts"
synonyms:
reality, actuality, certainty, factuality, certitude, ... more
antonyms:
lie, fiction
truth
/tro͞oTH/
noun
1.
the quality or state of being true:
"he had to accept the truth of her accusation"
synonyms:
veracity, truthfulness, verity, sincerity, candor, ... more
antonyms:
dishonesty, falsity
Wikipedia wrote:
A conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful actors, often political in motivation,[2][3] when other explanations are more probable.[4] The term has a pejorative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based on prejudice or insufficient evidence.[5] Conspiracy theories resist falsification and are reinforced by circular reasoning: both evidence against the conspiracy and an absence of evidence for it, are re-interpreted as evidence of its truth,[5][6] and the conspiracy becomes a matter of faith rather than proof.[7][8]
On a psychological level, conspiracist ideation -- belief in conspiracy theories -- can be harmful or pathological,[9][10] and is highly correlated with paranoia.[11] Conspiracy theories once limited to fringe audiences have become commonplace in mass media, emerging as a cultural phenomenon of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.[12][13][14][15]
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Here is just SOME of the Proven false claims that WND has tried to claim to be true.
Wikipedia wrote:
Clark Jones libel lawsuit (2000–2008)
On September 20, 2000, WND published an article[27] saying that Clark Jones, a Savannah, Tennessee car dealer, a fund-raiser for then-Vice President Al Gore in his presidential campaign, had interfered with a criminal investigation, had been a "subject" of a criminal investigation, and was listed on law enforcement computers as a "dope dealer." It implied that he had ties to others involved in alleged criminal activity. The authors later put forward the theory that the publication of this article, as well as other WND articles that were critical of Gore, contributed significantly to Gore losing his home state of Tennessee that November.[28]
In 2001, Clark Jones filed a lawsuit against WND; the reporters, Charles C. Thompson II and Tony Hays; the Center for Public Integrity, which had underwritten Thompson and Hays' reporting on the article and related ones; and various Tennessee publications and broadcasters whom he accused of repeating the claim, arguing these entities had committed libel and defamation.[29][30] The lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial in March 2008;[31] but, on February 13, 2008, WND announced that a confidential out-of-court settlement had been reached with Jones.[32] A settlement statement jointly drafted by all parties in the lawsuit stated that a Freedom of Information Act request showed that the allegations had been false, and that WND had misquoted sources.[32]
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Wikipedia wrote:
Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories (2008–2011)
WND has publishing hundreds of articles promoting "birther" conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship, for which it has gained notoriety.[13] It says that Obama is not a natural-born US citizen and thus is not eligible to serve as president.[40][41][42] After the 2008 presidential campaign, WND began an online petition to have Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate released to the public. The website also unsuccessfully urged Supreme Court justices to hear several lawsuits aiming to release Obama's birth certificate.[43] The White House released copies of the president's original long-form birth certificate on April 27, 2011.[44] After the long-form birth certificate was released, WND continued to promote its conspiracy theory, publishing an article questioning the certificate's authenticity.[45]
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Wikipedia wrote:
A 2010 billboard displayed in South Gate, California, questioning the validity of Barack Obama's birth certificate and by extension his citizenship and eligibility to serve as President of the U.S.[38] The billboard was part of an advertising campaign by WorldNetDaily, whose URL appears on the billboard's bottom right corner.[39]
Not to mention their repeated insinuations concerning conspiracy theories regarding the Seth Rich murder.
And of course you completely ignored the fact that WND published a fake news story and even after it was debunked, continued to stand by their fake news story,
https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2017/01/24/conspiracy-outlet-wnd-still-pushing-its-anti-muslim-fake-news-story-even-after-it-was-debunked/215107.
You would think that if they were at all concerned about putting out the truth, they would have at least stopped standing by the fake story and maybe, perhaps, printed a retraction, yeah, like WND will admit to their fascination with fake news.
I tell you what, prove that any of the examples of WND's publishing fake news to be a false claim, and then you can claim that they are a reliable news source. The hitch, it must be ACTUAL proof from a RELIABLE source. Only FACTS will be accepted as proof.