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FAKE NEWS: ABC News Falsely Ties February Inflation Data to Iran War
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CENSORED! ABC/CBS/NBC Spend 0 Seconds on Trump’s Popular Voter ID Bill
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VIDEO 1.2M! Iranian Soccer Heroes' Anthem Defiance Exposes Real Oppression—Lesson for Clueless American Leftists
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314-11: Google News Favors Left, Nearly Shuts Out Right-Leaning Stories in February
FAKE NEWS: ABC News Falsely Ties February Inflation Data to Iran War
ABC's David Muir committed fake news by falsely linking February's CPI inflation data to the Iran war. Muir's phrasing on World News Tonight—"Gas prices soaring amid the war in Iran and news on inflation on the rise"—sandwiched the CPI report between war/gas mentions, implying a direct connection that didn't exist.
February inflation came in exactly as expected—no surprise spike from the conflict. The CPI rose 0.3% monthly and 2.4% annually (matching forecasts), with core inflation at 0.2% monthly and 2.5% annually. The data reflected pre-war conditions, since U.S./Israel operations in Iran began February 28—after most of the reporting period.
Muir deliberately omitted the key phrase "as expected" to manufacture fear. By leaving out that the numbers aligned with economist predictions (per CNBC and Dow Jones consensus), ABC created the illusion of bad economic news tied to the war, pushing a narrative of impending doom instead of neutral reporting.
This is classic media manipulation to stoke economic panic over military operations. The segment tied unrelated inflation data to rising gas prices ($3.59/gallon, up 60 cents) and a Dow drop, all framed around the Iran war—turning a routine, on-target report into ammunition against the conflict.
CENSORED! ABC/CBS/NBC Spend 0 Seconds on Trump’s Popular Voter ID Bill
Complete Media Blackout on a Key Election Integrity Measure: Despite the House passing President Trump's Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on February 11, 2026—which mandates voter ID and proof of citizenship to prevent non-citizen voting—ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted zero seconds to covering it over the subsequent weeks.
Overwhelming Bipartisan Public Support Ignored: Recent polls demonstrate broad popularity for the SAVE Act's core ideas, with a Harvard Caps Harris Poll showing 71% overall voter approval (including 50% of Democrats, 91% of Republicans, and 69% of Independents), 81% backing voter ID requirements, and 75% supporting proof of citizenship.
Censorship Undermines Informed Public Discourse: By censoring coverage of a highly popular proposal supported by strong polling data, the networks are effectively shielding viewers from policies that could enhance ballot integrity and voter confidence, raising questions about journalistic impartiality in election-related reporting.
VIDEO 1.2M! Iranian Soccer Heroes' Anthem Defiance Exposes Real Oppression—Lesson for Clueless American Leftists
Iranian Women's Brave Stand Against Regime Tyranny The Iranian women's soccer team refused to sing their national anthem at the Asian Cup in Australia—an act punishable by death back home. Labeled traitors by state media, they faced lethal threats, prompting Australia to grant asylum after a call from President Trump, with seven players accepting to escape execution.
Asylum Betrayal Sparks Fears of Family Coercion Six of the asylees had to be relocated to a new safe house after one contacted the Iranian consulate, claiming she wanted to return—speculation points to regime threats against her family forcing her hand. Even showing hair could mean imprisonment or stoning if she goes back.
Contrast with American "Oppression": A Wake-Up Call for Privileged Leftists This is true oppression—not detaining illegal immigrants or protecting kids from gender surgeries, but being forced to sing an anthem or face death/family threats. American leftists marching for regimes like Iran's Ayatollahs or Hamas need to "sit down, shut your privileged pie hole" and learn from these women's global class on fascism.
314-11: Google News Favors Left, Nearly Shuts Out Right-Leaning Stories in February
Google News Delivered a 314-to-11 Left-Wing Landslide In its top 20 morning stories every day throughout February, Google News pushed 314 left-leaning articles versus only 11 right-leaning ones — a staggering 64.5% left tilt among rated outlets, with right-leaning sources scraping just 2.2% of the spotlight.
Right-Leaning Voices Were Nearly Erased for Half the Month Google completely shut out right-leaning outlets on 17 out of 28 days (over half February), and on the days they appeared, it was never more than one story per day — often buried at the bottom of the top 20 in 45% of cases.
Even Big Stories Got Suppressed While the Algorithm Favors the Left Google buried or ignored key conservative-angled coverage like new Jeffrey Epstein file releases and limited Trump’s State of the Union to just one Fox News mention, proving the “algorithm” is a convenient excuse for rampant anti-conservative gatekeeping, as MRC calls it.
