European Union Times

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The '''European Union Times''' is a "news" site that presents utter [[neo-Nazi]] bollocks.

It certainly looks the part of a legitimate news outlet. It has lots of mainstream advertising served by ContextWeb, it's got a [[style over substance|nice WordPress theme]], and its articles on [[Barack Obama]] have been widely linked by [[Tea Party]] blogs,{{fact}} presumably pleased to find a news site that supports some of their views. All standard for a libertarian or Republican newssite.

Upon closer inspection, however, it is little more than a regurgitator of news stories that paint blacks, Hispanics, and Jews in a bad light. Beyond that, it is a particularly unpleasant far-right blog with the information standards of [[InfoWars]]. The reporting is, without exception, shockingly unprofessional.

==Bigotry==
Examples of [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] and [[Racism|racist]] bias abound. Note, for example, how many article titles unnecessarily point out the ethnicity of people accused of carrying out crimes.<ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/black-man-struck-two-women-with-aluminum-bat-and-robbed-them-in-bucktown/ Black man struck two women with aluminum bat and robbed them in Bucktown]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-04-25), accessed 2010-05-31</ref><ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/black-couple-smashes-cops-head-with-a-cinder-block-and-runs-over-him/ Black Couple Smashes Cops Head With a Cinder Block and Runs Over Him]</capture> [''apostrophe missing from title in original''] (European Union Times, 2010-04-25), accessed 2010-05-31</ref><ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/jewish-man-from-florida-is-charged-with-880-million-ponzi-that-bilked-new-jersey-investors Jewish man from Florida is charged with $880 million Ponzi that bilked New Jersey investors]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-04-22), accessed 2010-05-31</ref> Note also the sheer amount of articles relating to Israel or Jewish people in general.<ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/israeli-troops-shoot-protesters-at-gaza-demo/ Israeli troops shoot protesters at Gaza demo]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-04-24), accessed 2010-05-31</ref><ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/five-israelis-charged-with-organ-trafficking/ Five Israelis charged with organ trafficking]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-04-22), accessed 2010-05-31</ref> More bias? Here, have a load of nonsensical Obama bashing.<ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/entire-us-government-said-knows-obama-ineligible-for-office/ Entire US Government Said Knows Obama Ineligible For Office]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-04-25), accessed 2010-05-31</ref><ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/obamas-eligibility-to-be-commander-in-chief-called-into-question-by-us-army-officer/ Obama’s eligibility to be Commander in Chief called into question by US Army officer]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-04-23), accessed 2010-05-31</ref><ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/04/adl-calls-for-major-law-enforcement-operation-to-deal-with-obamacare-critics/ ADL Calls For Major Law Enforcement Operation To Deal With Obamacare Critics]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-04-22), accessed 2010-05-31 &mdash; with bonus Jew-baiting!</ref>

==Conspiracy theories==
In addition to the raging xenophobia, the European Union Times strays deeply into [[tinfoil hat]] territory. For example, it regularly re-publishes the hilarious "reports" of "[[Sorcha Faal]]", which means that it is either subscribed (''i.e.'', paying) for the Sorcha Faal feed, or close to the original source. If you see a headline that is really "out there" (for example, ''US Earthquake Weapon Test Fails Again, Destroys New Zealand City''<ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2011/02/us-earthquake-weapon-test-fails-again-destroys-new-zealand-city/ US Earthquake Weapon Test Fails Again, Destroys New Zealand City]</capture> (European Union Times, 2011-02-23), accessed 2011-02-28</ref>), scroll to the bottom and have a look at the "Source" link. If it points to ''whatdoesitmean.com'', it's the handwork of "Sorcha". (That article also contains a massive research fail &mdash; it quotes the Russian Space Forces command (VKS) as its source, but the link "VKS" leads to the site of a Russian industrial company, [http://www.vks.ru/ VKS.ru]!) The EUTimes has also re-published material from [[Pravda Online]], another site dedicated to conspiracy theories, such as a 2010 article about alien spaceships attacking Earth in [[2012_apocalypse|2012]].<ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2010/12/three-giant-spaceships-to-attack-earth-in-2012/ Three giant spaceships to attack Earth in 2012?]</capture> (European Union Times, 2010-12-22); accessed 2012-02-19</ref> It's unclear if they actually believe this stuff or they just think that their readers are gullible morons.

==European?==
For a supposedly Europe-centric or European Union-centric news site, it is interesting to see how many of the stories have absolutely nothing to do with [[Europe]], let alone the [[European Union]], but instead report on American matters (see aforementioned Obama conspiracy pandering). If the title wasn't enough, the site's About section offers no concrete information at all.<ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/about/ About: About us]</capture> (European Union Times), accessed 2010-05-31</ref> No staff list, no address, no history, nothing. What it ''does'' do is claim that this shitbubble of a site is "an international newspaper '''based in Europe''' [''emphasis added''] with operational branches in America and Canada". The domain name is in fact not registered in Europe, but through a domain proxy service in Panama.<ref><capture>[http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/eutimes.net WHOIS Results for eutimes.net]</capture> (Network Solutions WHOIS), accessed 2010-05-31</ref>

With all of the above taken into consideration, the political affiliation (and indeed geographical location) of the site's creators is perhaps not surprising.<ref><capture>[http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/12/16/racist-skinheads-wife-behind-european-news-website/ Racist Skinhead’s Wife Behind European ‘News’ Website]</capture> (Larry Keller, Southern Poverty Law Center ''Hatewatch'' blog, 2009-12-16), accessed 2010-05-31</ref> Oh, and they happily 'quote' [[David Duke]].<ref><capture>[http://www.eutimes.net/2008/04/porn-used-by-zionists-to-destroy-christian-morals/ Jewish Professor Says Porn Industry is a Weapon used by Jews Against Gentiles] (European Union Times, 2008-04-04), accessed 2010-08-14</capture></ref>

==References==
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