Help! I need advice on how to explain why a John Pilger article is horrible

[betsuni]

A member of a forum I'm on posted it, says it's going around on Facebook and she feels "so clueless about what goes on in the world." She's not American. The article is complete bullshit but she believes it.

http://johnpilger.com/articles/a-world-war-has-begun-break-the-silence-

"In 2009, Obama stood before an adoring crowd in the centre of Prague, in the heart of Europe. He pledged himself to make 'the world safe from nuclear weapons.' People cheered and some cried. ... It was all fake. He was lying. The Obama administration has built more nuclear weapons, more nuclear warheads, more nuclear delivery systems, more nuclear factories. Nuclear warhead spending alone rose higher under Obama than under any American president.

"The damage to the rest of us is not Trump, but Hillary Clinton."

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[sharp_stick]

1. Well that article is complete bullshit

not really unexpected considering the source.

You could start here:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/195/seek-verifiable-reductions-in-nuclear-stockpiles/

Maybe this one, it does a pretty decent job of explaining things, Pilger doesn't like that:

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/jul/17/dick-cheney/cheney-obama-wants-get-rid-all-nuclear-weapons-has/

[betsuni]

4. Thank you!

[JayhawkSD]

2. Disprove the facts.

If you know that any facts stated in the article are not true, state evidence proving that they are false. You cannot argue with opinions, but you can argue facts.

Pick the first thing stated as a fact and research it. Find out whether or not it is true. If it is false, compile the evidence proving it false. Move on the the next thing stated as a fact and research that one. Repeat with as many facts as possible.

You can also counter opinions by offering your own opions and providing the reasons why you hold those opinions.

You cannot argue with "The damage to the rest of us is not Trump, but Hillary Clinton" by saying that it is wrong, because it is opinion, not fact. You can say that you hold a different opinion and explain why you hold it, but someone else's opinion is never "wrong," it is simply their opinion.

[PaulaFarrell]

3. He's right about the nuclear weapons

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/science/as-us-modernizes-nuclear-weapons-smaller-leaves-some-uneasy.html?referer=&_r=0

[SamKnause]

5. Please read the article posted in post #3.