PolitiFact Flubs History As It Highlights 250 Years of Distortions

Ahead of America 250, PolitiFact’s Louis Jacobson penned an article chronicling what he considered to be eleven instances where presidents “shaded reality as they shaped US history.” Unfortunately for Jacobson, in some instances it was he who did the shading, especially when he considered some of the nation’s most defining foreign policy moments.

Alex Christy
June 23rd, 2026 3:53 PM

CNN Shocked at World Cup Success Amid ICE Fears, Praises Iranian Team

Amid a so far successful World Cup, Monday’s CNN This Morning backtracked on their worries about the World Cup, as host Audie Cornish, who previously showed worry over the event on its opening day over a Somali referee banned for ties to terrorism, framed the World Cup as “uniting.”

Her guest expert on the World Cup, Will Leitch, the founder of Deadspin, was also…

Nicholas Spinnato
June 23rd, 2026 3:36 PM

SCOTUS: Border Officers Can Deny Criminal Illegals Permanent Status

Border officers can suspend a foreign national’s status as a permanent lawful U.S. resident, pending resolution of a criminal charge, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Craig Bannister
June 23rd, 2026 3:08 PM

Whoopi Insanely Claims Reflecting Pool ‘Never Had Algae Before’ Trump

Alongside such braindead takes as Jill Biden being a “hell of a doctor” and “the Holocaust isn’t about race,” ABC News moderator Whoopi Goldberg added to her lexicon during Monday’s edition of The View when she insanely claimed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “never had algae before” President Trump’s renovation. A take, which got support from the other members of the cast.

Nicholas Fondacaro
June 23rd, 2026 2:54 PM

STUDY: Nearly 7 Hours Wasted on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle, a nonsensical or unimportant story need only capture the attention of a few journalists in order for it to receive an absurdly disproportionate amount of coverage. Such is the case with the algae-riddled Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on TV news, which over the past week, has gobbled up nearly seven hours of airtime on liberal cable (CNN and MS NOW) and…

Bill D'Agostino
June 23rd, 2026 1:49 PM

New Yorker Reveals Sanity-Challenged NY Democrat Congressional Primary

New York's 12th Congressional District, rich in mental health professionals, may need their expertise as its primary features candidates George Conway, obsessed with Trump, and Jack Schlossberg, whose ego and unseriousness raise eyebrows—leaving the race both "awash with money" and lacking substance or sanity.

P.J. Gladnick
June 23rd, 2026 12:54 PM

PBS Cries Fascism At People Opposed To Admitting 'Climate Refugees'

It was progressive buzzword bingo night on PBS during Monday’s Amanpour and Company as host Bianna Golodryga welcomed environmental activist and director Josh Fox to promote his new HBO documentary. According to Fox, it is fascist to oppose the mass admittance of “climate refugees” into the U.S. and the developed world should pay reparations for colonialism, which is also to blame for…

Alex Christy
June 23rd, 2026 12:04 PM

MLB Blames Warning to Christian Players on ‘Lapse in Communication’

In a letter to Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. blamed a warning issued to three San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps on a “lapse in communication.”

Craig Bannister
June 23rd, 2026 11:33 AM

Florida Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Ending Defamation Case Against AP

In a ruling released on Monday, two weeks after oral argument, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal affirmed a ruling from Florida’s 14th Judicial Circuit that threw out a defamation case brought against the Associated Press by Navy Veteran Zachary Young. The ruling means the case will not proceed.

Nicholas Fondacaro
June 23rd, 2026 10:47 AM

Stewart Wonders If Trump Thinks America Is 'Too Small For Him'

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart sat down with New York Times reporters and authors Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan on Comedy Central on Monday to discuss their book on the Trump administration and whether Trump views himself as an Alexander the Great-type figure who thinks America is “too small for him.” Earlier, Stewart, a self-styled comedian, did not appear to understand…

Alex Christy
June 23rd, 2026 9:48 AM

The MRC Leads Charge to Strip ‘The View’ of ‘Bona Fide’ News Status

Since 2014, when Disney and ABC brought The View into the news division, the liberal ladies have been using and abusing their “bona fide” news program status to push Democratic Party propaganda, openly support Democratic candidates, and push unfounded conspiracy theories against conservatives and Republicans. On Monday, the Media Research Center (MRC) submitted a massive filing with…

Nicholas Fondacaro
June 23rd, 2026 9:35 AM

Today's Highlights: What MRC's Media Watchdogs are Saying

MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media. 

 

Catherine Mortensen
June 23rd, 2026 5:30 AM

Networks EXCLUDE Tesla Statement from Reports on Deadly Houston Crash

The Elitist Media have seized on a tragic car crash in order to continue to provide adverse coverage to Tesla and, by association, its CEO Elon Musk. Fueling the narrative on the network evening news: a major omission.

Jorge Bonilla
June 23rd, 2026 12:47 AM

NewsBusters Podcast: The Fake News About Obama's Unifying Presidency

Over the last few days, the networks have overflowed with gooey propaganda about the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. But the fakest news in the goo was claiming Obama's career was all about "bridging divides and finding common ground." This spin pretends there was only unity, and no conservative opposition.

Tim Graham
June 22nd, 2026 10:59 PM