Marching With Antifa, CNN Claims Not 'Peaceful' But Not 'Violent'

While taking part in a march of Antifa terrorists through the streets of the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Alex Marquardt tried to spin their chaos and violence for CNN Tonight host Don Lemon. “Until now, I'm not going to say it's been peaceful but it hasn't quite been violent,” he suggested as he admitted that police had dawned riot gear.

Nicholas Fondacaro
September 24th, 2020 12:02 AM

NB Podcast: Media Meltdown Over Ginsburg's Gambit with Scott Whitlock

In this week's sprightly serving of the NewsBusters podcast, executive editor Tim Graham discusses the media meltdown that came immediately after word leaked that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. On a Friday night, NewsBusters leapt into action to chronicle all the rage and drinking on camera. Scott Whitlock joins the fun to discuss dramatic double standards in the morning…

NB Staff
September 23rd, 2020 11:05 PM

Racist Joy: AG Cameron Thinks It's Legal to Kill Black People

In the A-block of Wednesday’s The ReidOut, MSNBC host and racist Joy Reid claimed Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) supports the indiscriminate killing of fellow black people in their homes because, according to Joy, Cameron thinks Breonna Taylor’s “death was akin to a drowning or accident or being hit by a bus.” Reid went further, implying with the help of panelist that…

Curtis Houck
September 23rd, 2020 10:48 PM

Fake News: CNN Imagine FBI ‘Trolling the President’

It could seem that the country is stuck in a time loop with CNN’s New Day once again wailing about Russian interference in a presidential election. John Berman and Alisyn Camerota gleefully discussed the FBI’s press release during Wednesday morning’s show. According to them, if you read between the lines, “it almost sounds as if the FBI is saying, don't listen to the President.” If you look…

Joseph Norris
September 23rd, 2020 9:36 PM

Tucker Torches CNN, MSNBC for 'Encouraging' Riots and Spreading Lies

Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson was on fire Wednesday night as he blasted CNN and MSNBC liberals for “encouraging” riots and spreading “demonstrable” lies in the wake of a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to charge Louisville police officers in the death of Breonna Taylor. Carlson’s condemnation of the two lesser networks came during his opening monologue, and before the end of the hour…

Nicholas Fondacaro
September 23rd, 2020 9:23 PM

CNN Savages ‘Disingenous,’ ‘Juvenile’ Kentucky AG as Right-Wing Hack

On Wednesday afternoon, the vitriol was flowing on CNN for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) after he gave a lengthy press conference explaining his office’s actions investigating Breonna Taylor’s death and the grand jury choosing to levy charges against one of the three officers involved.  In the moments afterward, CNNers denounced Cameron as a partisan tool of Republicans,…

Curtis Houck
September 23rd, 2020 6:54 PM

Cleanup On Aisle Biden: Univision Spins Scathing Senate Report

It took 24 hours for the nation's leading Spanish-language network to report on the explosive report published by the Senate which details the allegations of shady dealing surrounding one Hunter Biden. And Univision's report was about as one-sided as could be expected.

Sebastian Aquino
September 23rd, 2020 5:20 PM

Facebook Is Attempting to Hide Anti-Vax Groups

Regardless of your stance on vaccination, hiding information about anti-vaccine groups and content probably doesn’t help anyone. 

ZDNet, an Australian news website, reported that Facebook is attempting to hide what it deems “vaccine misinformation” from users. 

Kayla Sargent
September 23rd, 2020 4:51 PM

California Bill to Criminalize Misinformation About Elections: Report

Prepared to give up your liberty for the sake of “public peace, health, or safety”? A new California bill would criminalize the spread of election misinformation — even on social media. Americans can be prosecuted for their private messages on social media platforms if they contain misinformation, according to new legislation. Senate Bill 739 declared that “A person is guilty of a misdemeanor…

Alexander Hall
September 23rd, 2020 4:51 PM

Brian Williams Sees 'Patriotism' in Opposing Trump Court Pick

On Monday's The 11th Hour, MSNBC host Brian Williams portrayed it as an act of "courage and patriotism" for Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski to oppose the confirmation of a Republican to the U.S. Supreme Court before the election as he wondered if Senator Mitt Romney might join them.

Brad Wilmouth
September 23rd, 2020 4:43 PM

YouTube Restricts More Content Without Transparency Through AI

YouTube has modified its policies and will begin using machine-learning to automatically apply age-restrictions. This will require users to verify their age before viewing flagged content and has also changed how that content is identified. Furthermore, when viewers discover age-restricted content on third-party websites, they will now be required to login to YouTube and verify their age…

Alec Schemmel
September 23rd, 2020 4:03 PM
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NBC & ABC Mourn Inability of Dems to Stop Trump Court Pick

During Wednesday’s special coverage of the memorial service for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, so-called journalists on NBC and ABC were in mourning over the inability of Democrats to block any nominee President Trump put forward to fill the vacancy on the high court. The networks were clearly upset that their party was “powerless to stop this.”

Kyle Drennen
September 23rd, 2020 4:01 PM

New York Times Promotes Ilhan Omar As She Bathes In Self-Pity

David Marchese’s “Talk” interview for the New York Times Magazine promoted Rep. Ilhan Omar, the controversial left-wing congresswoman who has made multiple anti-Semitic remarks during her term in office, most of which have been downplayed or excused by the paper. Smugness radiated from the headline: “Ilhan Omar Is Not Here to Put You at Ease.” Marchese’s “Talk” with a black Republican…

Clay Waters
September 23rd, 2020 3:21 PM

Gayle King on Comey Movie: FBI Director ‘Cost Hillary the White House’

The journalists on CBS This Morning on Wednesday pressed actor Jeff Daniels about his role as James Comey in a new Showtime movie. Co-host Gayle King wondered if the former FBI Director was a “hero or a villain.” But if you think that’s about partisanship or Donald Trump, you’d be wrong. King was concerned about the treatment of Hillary Clinton. 

Scott Whitlock
September 23rd, 2020 2:52 PM