Hollywood has long been cast as a haven for left-wing entertainers to converge and spew their agenda in an echochamber. Yet, Denzel Washington is going against the grain.
In an interview on The Hill’s In The Know on Tuesday, Washington blasted the media for how horrible it’s been and how it keeps getting worse by propping up fake news.
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“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you do read it, you’re misinformed,” Washington told ITK, noting that mainstream media has been selling “BS.”
The 61-year-old Oscar winner, who supported President Obama during his first run in 2008, made a trip to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture to promote his new film Fences, based on an award-winning play of the same name.
He continued by adding that not only is there “too much information,” media accountability has become a thing of the past.
“In our society, now it’s just first — who cares, get it out there. We don’t care who it hurts. We don’t care who we destroy. We don’t care if it’s true,” Washington exclaimed, directing to reporters. “So what a responsibility you all have — to tell the truth.”
Washington is right in pointing out that the mainstream media giving a platform to fake news stories is having the reverse effect. Rather than stomping out fake news, the MSM is elevating their message, and prompts others to create more fake news.
“Just say it, sell it. Anything you practice you’ll get good at — including BS.”
Fences is scheduled to be released on Christmas Day.
