The San Francisco Chronicle is accused of biased reporting by several Twitter users for allegedly smearing Bilal Mahmood, a candidate in a local race. Mahmood's credentials as a neuroscientist have been questioned, with supporters of Dean Preston implicated in the controversy. Critics claim the Chronicle is promoting a false narrative against Mahmood to influence public opinion.
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This just gets better. San Francisco's George Santos, Bilal Mahmood, lied and claimed to be a neuroscientist, got caught. And now he's doubling down with a letter from his undergrad professor. Please keep this level of quality content coming through the election! https://t.co/jkZ1M4ZhMC
The "progressives" of SF hired a white consultant trying to increase segregation in a wealthy city for NIMBYs opposing 100% affordable housing to get a white undergrad to sign a letter intended to void the achievements of a person of color validated by Stanford. Cool team https://t.co/CNfSfuTTnI
this weekend in san francisco ratfuck politics the @sfchronicle wrote a hit piece about a candidate without bothering to check or disclose that the sources of the smear are @DeanPreston supporters lying about their own credentials https://t.co/CkY9O4PFtq
Important thread from @Sharkyl … if @bilalmahmood feels he has the evidence to support the neuroscientist claim he should stand by it. Most people are not going to read past the headline. Handling bad faith attacks and smears is critical if you want to get ANYTHING done in SF. https://t.co/AXvPA2WnCe https://t.co/bL1BBcavzh
According to this attached letter by one of the leading neuroscientists at Stanford, if not the world, @bilalmahmood is a neuroscientist. What say you @sfchronicle? You have to respond, or you're going to lose a ton of credibility. https://t.co/6qN9NUR1M7
According to this attached letter by one of the leading neuroscientists at Stanford, if not the world, @bilalmahmood is a neuroscientist. What say you @sfchronicle? You have to respond or your going to lose a ton of credibility. https://t.co/6qN9NUR1M7
Most @nytimes readers who saw her enthusiastic fluff job about @GarryTan are probably not aware of “Hatchet” Heather Knight’s track record of hit pieces against local progressives. But SF residents should remember. Her bias has shaped voters’ perceptions for years. 🧵
This is an important read. There's an organized campaign to smear anyone critical of Dean Preston and it's being laundered through the press to give it a sense of legitimacy. Sad to see the Chronicle, yet again, let a good narrative get in the way of the facts. https://t.co/tPDaZ5BX6X
The @sfchronicle laundering one of Dean Preston’s buddies attacking Bilal as some unbiased source is such shoddy journalism https://t.co/hhJJQZgeSF
Classic SF “progressive” move to engage in baseless character assassination instead of meaningful policy discussions. San Francisco voters have had enough. Thanks for doing more homework on this than the journalists did @Sharkyl https://t.co/HpvLSvYmFI
Bilal is a friend and someone with tremendous integrity. I believe he will be an excellent supervisor. Read this thread from Sharky about this smear job that the chronicle irresponsibly gave oxygen to. https://t.co/o89NatxUSp
The @sfchronicle is not a news publication anymore. They will publish lies to push their political agenda. Read @Sharkyl’s thread about their false coverage of @bilalmahmood. https://t.co/RllS00HgHj
As soon as I saw the news story about @bilalmahmood and questioning his credentials, my first thought was, "Why the hell do a bunch of neuroscientists outside of the state care about a local San Francisco race?" It turns out, one of the accusers is an ally of @DeanPreston. https://t.co/lxD1ggdARC
Shame on the @sfchronicle - you were given the all the evidence, but still refused to print the whole story. Disappointing but not surprising. https://t.co/RDj3uYJUxf
🧵Anatomy Of A Smear (sadly, a sequel) Some may recall my thread about an attempt to smear @Trevor4SF, which falsely labeled him "not a teacher" when he was in fact a full-time public school teacher. Now the same people are doing it again. Only this time, it's to @bilalmahmood