In it's zeal to link gay men to pedophilia, the noxious right-wing publication BarbWire just made a serious error. The article in question itself is filled with anecdotes and cherry-picked science. I guess to somehow put an explanation point on it, the following picture was included:
But through the perseverance and the clever eyes of Right Wing Watch, it has been proven that the above picture is (wait for it) a FRAUD:
The picture has been removed and the author of the piece, Jeff Allen, implied that picture was pulled from the internet. He also called it "an innocent" mistake and is trying to blame Right-Wing Watch for the entire incident:
But through the perseverance and the clever eyes of Right Wing Watch, it has been proven that the above picture is (wait for it) a FRAUD:
The picture has been removed and the author of the piece, Jeff Allen, implied that picture was pulled from the internet. He also called it "an innocent" mistake and is trying to blame Right-Wing Watch for the entire incident:
@RightWingWatch An innocent mistake is not deception, but a painting a mistake as intentional -- that's deception @jmattbarber
— Jeff Allen (@jeffallen1987) May 15, 2014
Personally, I still think a definitive confirmation that this picture was pulled from the web in its distorted state should be given by Allen and BarbWire. In addition, an apology to the men in the picture should be given. No matter the situation, I find Allen's flippancy about the entire situation to be alarming. Mistake or not, this was not innocent.
If it turns out that the distortion of the picture was not a creation of BarbWire, it still speaks to the publication's lack of credibility in linking gay men to pedophilia. If it can't check the veracity of a picture, then you have to wonder about the veracity of its articles.
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"It must be true, I saw it on the internet!"
This is how these guys define their journalistic integrity.
The name of the site is BarbWire?
For a website claiming to be devoted to Conservative Christian Family Values it sure sounds a lot like a website devoted to BDSM.
I hope those men file a federal lawsuit against Matt Barbaric and Jeff Allen for defamation, slander, copy-right, and criminal endangerment. If wrong person saw that blatant Naziesque propaganda, say a boss or client, those men's lives could be turned upside down and may result in somebody attempting to kill them. This is serious stuff here. Matt Barber and his minions have crossed the line.
They have since replaced the photo of an old one of Harry Hay holding up a homemade "NAMBLA" sign.
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