You really can’t make this up. As Los Angeles burns—both figuratively and literally—CNN’s Brian Stelter thought it was the perfect moment to issue a solemn warning: be careful what videos you believe. Yes, seriously. While storefronts are smashed, Waymo cars are ablaze, police vehicles are firebombed, and federal officers are pelted with rocks, Stelter and his ilk at CNN want you to focus on time stamps and metadata.
This is the same network that spent years peddling falsehoods, deflecting from crises, and elevating manufactured narratives while ignoring real ones. But now—now—they’ve decided that accuracy is sacred. Suddenly, CNN is the arbiter of truth, and Stelter is back with his trademark sanctimony, warning the public to beware of disinformation while practically ignoring the facts unfolding in real-time.
CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: Brian Stelter says you shouldn’t believe the riot videos on social media because they could be “hours old.”
“You might see a video from 2 days ago!” pic.twitter.com/paOtnMZ15F
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 9, 2025
It’s laughable, especially when you remember this is the same Stelter who once hosted breathless segments about deepfakes and “misleading media narratives,” all while his own network glossed over an obviously unfit presidential candidate who struggled to string sentences together on the campaign trail. CNN didn’t want the public to “believe their lying eyes” then, and they sure don’t want them doing so now.
Why? Because the footage coming out of LA doesn’t fit their narrative. It doesn’t match the carefully curated storylines that the legacy press wants to tell about immigration, protest, or the current political divide. You won’t find much airtime on CNN dedicated to rioters waving foreign flags or hurling projectiles at law enforcement. Instead, you’ll hear lectures about “verifying footage”—as if the billowing smoke and burned-out intersections are CGI creations.
CNN’s Brian Stelter warns viewers to be aware of inaccurate information in a time of “unrest” such as this.
Brian’s last appearance of note was promoting the Biden Cheap Fakes lie.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 9, 2025
Here’s the truth: law and order is being restored in Los Angeles not because of nuanced journalism or “thoughtful” reporting, but because federal forces are being deployed. Marines, National Guard units, and state law enforcement are being mobilized to clean up a mess that the press would rather downplay or ignore entirely.
And the idea that CBS and CNN get to clutch their pearls about responsible media in the middle of this? It’s beyond parody. These are the same outlets that actively downplayed or misrepresented major events—from the summer riots of 2020 to the border crisis. Their track record isn’t just bad. It’s abysmal. They’ve forfeited any right to sit atop a pedestal and scold the public for being skeptical.
A car literally blows up on the other side of the split-screen as she says this.
I can’t stop laughing. https://t.co/PMeSWr3b0c
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) June 9, 2025
