Polling
Nicolle Wallace MANGLES Poll to Claim Little Support for Deportations
On Wednesday's Deadline: White House show, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace twice spread misinformation to her viewers as she greatly understated public support for deportations by misquoting a recent Pew poll.
PBS Defense Fails: 'If Viewers Love PBS So Much, Let Them Pay for It'
A new paper defending PBS is headlined "An island of trust: public broadcasting in the United States," which was featured in Current, a sort of trade publication for public media: “Study shows Americans trust PBS precisely because it’s publicly funded.” The left-leaning Harvard-affiliated Nieman Journalism Lab quickly reprinted it, claiming "It’s essential…
Americans Aren't Buying Media Claims of Ignorance on Biden's Decline
Americans aren’t buying journalists’ claims that they didn’t know about former President Joe Biden’s declining mental condition during his time in office because they were somehow duped by his staff, a national survey of U.S. likely voters reveals.
NY Times: Trump's Approval Still Up Because of Low-Information Voters
The New York Times is testing a pretty desperate excuse for Donald Trump’s stubborn approval ratings, which aren’t awful, despite the unanimity of mainstream media against him. Cue the sneers about “lower-information voters”! The online headline encapsulated the main excuse: “One Thing Helping Trump’s Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention.”
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Nets Tout 100-Day Doompolls After Pounding Trump
What does 92% negative coverage of President Donald Trump’s second term get you if you’re the legacy media? After the first 100 days, a basis from which to elicit doompolls that peddle narratives of disarray and chaos, while instilling fear in viewers.
MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace Calls Arrest of Judge a 'Distraction' by Trump
On Friday's Deadline: White House, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace seemed to be channeling her inner Keith Olbermann as she accused the Donald Trump administration of arresting a Milwaukee judge to serve as a "distraction" from the economy.
Treasury Secretary Zings Pushy CBS Host: 'I Haven't Seen This Program'
On Sunday, CBS Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan presented new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with a CBS News poll that they used to insist Americans already think President Trump is failing them on the economy. Bessent was sworn in on January 28. When Bessent challenged the pro-Biden/Harris media spin, Brennan got defensive and ended up a little embarrassed.
Column: CNN Anchor Can't Handle the Truth of Trump's New Polling High
CNN data expert Harry Enten delivers poll results on air to his colleagues, whether they want to hear it or not. On the first Friday of President Trump’s second term, he brought bad news to CNN News Central anchor Kate Bolduan, and she could only say "I have a really hard time believing this!" This....is CNN.
Majority of Americans DON'T Trust TV Reporters' Honesty or Ethics
When it comes to honesty and ethics, TV and newspaper reporters rank with the likes of car salespeople, lawyers and advertising professionals, results of a new Gallup survey of U.S. adults reveal – and Americans’ opinion of them may actually be much worse than they say.
OOOPS: PBS Pushed Late Momentum for Kamala in Iowa, Swing States
The PBS News Hour’s most partisan reporter, Laura Barron-Lopez, displayed her Democratic favoritism during her long Election Night coverage from Kamala Harris’s election night headquarters. But her pro-Harris hype started before Election Day, with happy talk about Harris’s prospects in most of the swing states, none of which panned out for her campaign. The day before on the PBS…
MRC’s Houck Joins FNC to Tee Off on Campaign, Biden Undermining Harris
Making his return Friday to Fox News @ Night, NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck sat on the show’s opening panel to analyze the state of the 2024 presidential race, noting the left’s “really desperate” to steer the election toward their preferred outcome by “shaming” minorities who’ve increasingly moved right.
Whiff Of Trump Panic On Morning Joe: 'Not Saying It's Over, But....'
A whiff of panic in the Morning Joe air today. It began with Joe Scarborough admitting that the race is tied. And you know what they say in football: if he's even, he's leavin'. Because if Trump is even in the popular vote, he is likely leading in the Electoral College. Just ask Hillary Clinton. Jonathan Lemire then admitted that Trump's strategy [which Lemire predictably…
Study: Public Actually Trusts the Media Far Less Than They Say They Do
Americans trust the media even less than they’re willing to admit, a comparison of what they say publicly and what they think privately reveals. A new study of American adults, conducted by the think tank Populace with the help of Gradient and YouGov, suggests that distrust of the media is actually much greater than traditional polls have found.
