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'Fact-Checker' Who Pushed False Nazi Tattoo Smear Has Learned Nothing
On June 19, Alec Sears at NewsBusters covered then-New Yorker Magazine "fact-checker" Talia Lavin, who posted a now-deleted tweet about a photo of Justin Gaertner, a combat-wounded war veteran and computer forensic analyst for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. She falsely claimed that a tattoo on Gaertner's elbow was a Nazi Iron Cross. Per ICE, it really is a Maltese Cross, the…
Trump Election Prompted Ex-NBC News Reporter to Move to Canada
Sunday night I stumbled across CNN’s United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell and I actually learned something as host Bell devoted the hour to the joys of living in Canada. Bell featured a man who was so disgusted by Donald Trump’s election that he left Oregon for Canada. That man: Mark Nykanen, an NBC News Washington correspondent from 1980 to 1988.
Taxpayer-Funded NPR Hypes VA's Drag-Show Outreach to LGBT Veterans
NPR shamelessly slanted leftward on Weekend Edition Sunday, with a segment that spotlighted a drag show in Vermont that was sponsored by a local veterans hospital. Correspondent Britta Greene zeroed in on a VA social worker who "transformed into his drag persona, Britney Queers, in a plaid miniskirt and long blonde braids." Greene also emphasized a claim that "the effects of 'don't ask, don't…
U.S. Judge to Future Deportees: Don't Come.
Although Univision's Spanish-language newscasts are mostly known for their strong open-border bias, they are also uniquely positioned to deliver a unique perspective on what is otherwise a complicated issue, in a way that their counterparts in other national media cannot match.
Iran-Friendly Networks Ignore New Round of Anti-Government Protests
Iranian civilians rose up in protest against their government on Monday, as the country’s economic situation continued to deteriorate in the wake of the United States pulling out of the nuclear agreement with a promise to reinstitute sanctions. The protests were the second major uprising this year and despite that fact, the Iran-friendly broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) failed to mention it…
MSNBC Contributors Awkwardly Defend Rep. Waters's Call for Harassment
While many in both the Democratic Party and the media have agreed that Congresswoman Maxine Waters hurt her party’s image on Sunday when she encouraged her supporters to aggressively confront members of the Trump administration, MSNBC’s contributors appeared not to have gotten the memo. Numerous guests on the cable network were reluctant on Monday to condemn Waters for her comments, with some,…
‘Go Home, Jim!’ Trump Supporters Heckle ‘Fake News Jim’ Acosta
Hours before President Trump arrived on Monday night at a South Carolina campaign rally with incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster, CNN’s chief White House correspondent and carnival barker Jim Acosta faced quite the crowd behind him during a live shot with chants of “go home, Jim” and “fake news Jim,” while one attendee moved from side to side with a “CNN Sucks” sign.
Nets Misleadingly Claim Illegals Commit Less Crime Than U.S. Citizens
Over the past week, as the dominant media have been fixated on President Donald Trump's push to more aggressively prosecute those who cross the border illegally, there have again been questionable claims that illegal immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than the native-born population. But the studies cited either do not make a distinction between legal and illegal immigrants, or do not look…
Vanity Fair Writer Suggests Ivanka’s $50K to Border Kids a PR Stunt
Ivanka Trump can’t seem to do anything right in the eyes of the media. On Friday, Vanity Fair accused Ivanka of superficially making a private donation to a church that helps kids at the border.
Hoover Relaunches Buckley’s Firing Line By Accusing GOP of Racism
Providing yet another reason to defund public broadcasting, PBS has tapped liberal Republican and CNN political commentator Margaret Hoover to relaunch conservative icon William F. Buckley’s legendary public affairs program Firing Line. As Hoover appeared Monday on ABC’s Good Morning America to promote the new show, co-host George Stephanopoulos teed up a clip of her grilling House Speaker Paul…
Apple CEO Wishes ‘Happy Pride’ to Parade Marchers
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered his endorsement to Apple employees who were marching in the San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday.
CNN Mocked Conservative ‘Tea Baggers,’ But Now Decries Incivility
CNN on Monday lamented the coarsening of the culture and a tone of incivility only getting worse with each day. Network analyst David Gergen blamed the President for “putting the country on a boil.” Yet, this is the same CNN that mocked Tea Party members in 2009 with vulgar and disgusting jokes.
Author Compares Christian Trump Supporters to Salem Witch Hunters
While some of the most notable commands from God are “you shall have no other gods before me” and “you shall not murder,” it seems that evangelical historian John Fea has discovered another divine decree: “thou shalt not vote for Donald Trump.”
Lena Dunham, Other Sensitive Actresses Travel to Protest Border Laws
Once again, celebrities have jumped on the liberal outrage express, hoping that their on-location protest will finally be the spark that ignites the anti-Trump revolution. On Sunday morning, a group of Hollywood actresses (and an actor) arrived at the child detention facilities near El Paso, Texas to hold up signs against U.S. immigration law.