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Cognitive Dissonance: Nets Cause Unease With Conflicting COVID Reports

What makes a crisis, such as the one we’re all living through, worse is when the public gets mixed and/or conflicting messages about what to expect. This causes confusion and anxiety. And that’s exactly what the broadcast networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC have been creating with the cognitive dissonance plaguing their evening news reports, which reach millions of people.

Nicholas Fondacaro

May 14th, 2020 9:48 PM

Nets Ignore Radical Provisions in Dems' $3 Trillion Stimulus Package

All three of the morning news shows on the alphabet soup networks mentioned that House Democrats had unveiled a $3 trillion stimulus package that included economic relief for Americans facing economic hardship because of Coronavirus. All three reports made sure to mention that President Trump and/or the Republicans had vowed to block the bill. None of the reporters mentioned that radical…

Ryan Foley

May 14th, 2020 9:33 PM

Not a Joke: Lefty Group Cites 2nd Amendment in Virus Suit Against FNC

Back on April 10, NewsBusters wrote about a bizarre move by the far-left group WASHLITE to have a judge removed from their farcical lawsuit trying to destroy Fox News for its supposedly dangerous, deadly, and inept coronavirus coverage. Earlier this week, the case took an even more baffling turn when, as part of a new filing, WASHLITE cited the Second Amendment in a case pertaining to the First…

Curtis Houck

May 14th, 2020 7:20 PM

Amanpour and Goodwin Cheer Higher Taxes and Increased 'Welfare State'

On Friday's Amanpour & Co. on PBS and CNN International, host Christiane Amanpour and former NBC presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke favorably of higher taxes on the wealthy in the U.S. and the increased welfare state in Britain that came about post-World War II.

Brad Wilmouth

May 14th, 2020 5:30 PM

Opening Up America

The choice before us seems to be no choice at all: stay inside and have no human contact with another soul, keep businesses closed, denying a livelihood to millions, or step outside and risk death. Though I believe the risk is small when comparing the number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and have recovered with the number who have died, fear may be the greater threat.

Cal Thomas

May 14th, 2020 5:06 PM

Fake News: CNN’s Darcy Claims Fox News ‘Largely Ignored’ Coronavirus

Former conservative media writer-turned-CNN media quack Oliver Darcy pinch hit Wednesday night for Brian Stelter in the daily media newsletter and, predictably, it was dominated by his deep hatred for Fox News. Even worse, Darcy’s falsely claimed that Fox News “largely ignored the virus in the afternoon and into its primetime programming” due to the declassified unmasking list on Michael Flynn…

Curtis Houck

May 14th, 2020 4:21 PM

‘View’ Invites Emanuel to Shoot Down Unmasking ‘Conspiracy Theory'

While ABC’s morning news program Good Morning America ignored what President Trump has dubbed the “Obamagate” story Thursday, the network found a way to do some damage control for the previous administration later on The View.

Kristine Marsh

May 14th, 2020 3:45 PM

MRC Founder Bozell to Facebook: ‘Get Rid of This Oversight Board'

Facebook’s new Oversight Board poorly represents conservatives. That was the conclusion of a new Media Research Center report “The Radical Views Behind Facebook’s New Oversight Board.” “If Facebook wants to be a real platform, let people speak and get rid of this Oversight Board,” said Media Research Center founder and President Brent Bozell, at an official press conference hosted by the MRC…

NB Staff

May 14th, 2020 3:42 PM

Mitchell Decries ‘Resurgence of Xenophobia,’ ‘Anti-China Scapegoating'

On Wednesday, MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell feared that President Trump’s criticism of China’s mishandling of coronavirus amounted to a “resurgence of xenophobia” and “anti-China scapegoating.” She even cast doubt on U.S. intelligence warning that the communist regime was looking to hack organizations conducting medical research on the pandemic.

Kyle Drennen

May 14th, 2020 3:25 PM

Bloomberg News: China Attacks U.S. with ‘Russian-Style’ Disinformation

Move over Russia. China is waging a massive disinformation war in an attempt to destabilize the United States by scapegoating it for spreading the COVID-19 virus. “An army of bot accounts linked to an alleged Chinese government-backed propaganda campaign is spreading disinformation on social media about coronavirus and other topics, including an exiled businessman, according to a London-based…

Alexander Hall

May 14th, 2020 3:20 PM

'Covid 45’: ‘Guns N’ Roses’ Sell Anti-Trump Band T-Shirts

One 80s rock group isn’t content with being a part of rock ‘n’ roll history and has been trying way too hard at gaining relevance by selling band merch with political attacks against President Trump. Spurred on by its frontman’s hatred for the 45th president, legendary hard rock band Guns N’ Roses has started marketing band T-shirts which include hateful messages directed at Trump and his…

Gabriel Hays

May 14th, 2020 2:47 PM

Nets Yawn as Blue California Is Shocked By Big GOP House Win

Republicans scored a big win on Tuesday night, but you wouldn’t know it from most of the media. Former Navy pilot Mike Garcia flipped a blue congressional seat in California, turning the Democratic district red for the first time in over 20 years. Yet, the network newscasts skipped it on Wednesday night and again on Thursday morning.

Scott Whitlock

May 14th, 2020 12:40 PM

NY Times Scribe Gets Admonished by His Own Paper for Too Much Opinion

On Tuesday's Amanpour & Co. on PBS and CNN International, New York Times health and science reporter Donald McNeil insisted Centers for Disease Control boss James Redfield should just resign. Even the Times issued a statement saying that was too much opinion.