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Politics
Poynter pulls list of ‘unreliable’ news sites, LU out of ‘fake news’ jail … for now
Well, that was quick. Yesterday, I reported that the Poynter Institute for Media Studies had published a list of 515…
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Poynter Institute wants Liberty Unyielding driven off the face of the Earth
What makes this all an unfunny joke is the regularity with which The New York Times, the Washington Post, the major networks,…
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Paul Krugman: If you’re not terrified that Trump might be re-elected, you’re not paying attention
It is remarkable to see someone with Krugman's bully pulpit still perpetuating the myth that the Trump campaign colluded with…
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Tweet of the Day: ‘Iconic broadcaster’ Dan Rather?
Here is a video of the exchange in which CNN's Brian Stelter practices his own skills at spreading fake news…
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Covington Catholic lawyer says he’s going after CNN next, stakes will be even higher than WaPo
Earlier this month, The Washington Post issued a sheepish mea culpa after learning that L. Lin Wood, the attorney representing Covington Catholic school…
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Unyielding
What an op-ed at Politico can teach us about fighting fake news in 2020
If there is anything to be gleaned from Decker's ‘lesson’ it's his rather laughable belief that ‘social media platforms ...…
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Media spread pseudoscience and baseless fear
If a study makes an alarming claim at odds with basic science, the media will parrot the claim. If a…
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CNN hires former Trump admin. spokeswoman; Obama admin. spokesman loses it
Apparently Vietor believes CNN's (and presumably every media outlet's) mission is to serve Democrats, and that ‘objectivity’ in news reporting…
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Law and Government
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Media
WaPo writer says Trump lied about GND, that no one proposed eliminating air travel or cow farts
Washington Post columnist Philip Rucker takes Donald Trump to task for a sarcastic tweet the president posted on Feb. 9, two days…
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It’s come to this: WaPo has bought advertising air time during the Super Bowl
These are but two of numerous instances of the Post violating its unspoken pledge to its readers by filling its…
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MSM’s latest go-to app to protect readers against fake news is labeling proven hoaxes ‘credible’
NewsGuard’s seal of approval appears on the Google search page for Rolling Stone’s 2014 hoax about a gang rape at the…
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WaPo rips Trump over ‘Burgergate,’ wasn’t always down on presidents fond of junk food
The article goes on in this same snide vein and even quotes one of the players as saying he ‘thought…
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Chris Cuomo’s reaction to yesterday’s bombshell: Mueller ‘didn’t do the media any favors’
Does Cuomo believe, as he seems to intimate here, that the Mueller team should be doing him and his fellow…
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NBC News slants story on secret tests on border wall
The Left prefers to live in denial about the crisis on the southern border and the reality that walls and/or…
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Politics
Left’s reaction to president’s primetime border speech shows how far we’ve fallen as a nation
If any past president had announced his plan to address the American people from the Oval Office — and many have, including Reagan…
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Politics
The media falsely claim the Right is obsessed with Ocasio-Cortez dancing video
The easiest way for the Left to these important material debates is to pretend that no one is willing to…
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Law and Government
Ocasio-Cortez slams Politico for ‘fake news’ about her
So far, the media and Democrats in power have treated Ocasio-Cortez with kid gloves, attempting to protect her from the slings…
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Snopes, fact-checker for Facebook and Google, seriously botches fact-check
The infosphere is in the very best of hands.
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The fakest headline ever: ‘Sarah Sanders says migrant families deserved to be tear gassed’
In 2014, The Washington Post cited a study by the Media Insight Project, an initiative of the AP-NORC Center for…
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Exploding the myth that Trump didn’t visit Arlington cemetery on Veterans Day due to rain
This is not to suggest that President Trump shouldn't have made the visit to Arlington or at least explained why…
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How eager is MSNBC for the Dems to win big in today’s midterms? This eager
Is this another instance of fake news, or was MSNBC merely indulging in a little wishful thinking?
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Law and Government
Trump’s ‘rock-throwing’ threat blamed for event that took place before he made it
It’s more than just despicable. It simply shows that the so-called “mainstream media” are nothing more than the propaganda arm of…
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Washington Post falsely implies all Republicans are to blame for Pittsburgh shooting
Accuracy does not seem to be a concern for the Washington Post these days. For example, it still has not…
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Politics
CNN’s Jim Acosta should have his White House press pass revoked following his latest shenanigans
We’re old enough to remember when impeachment was meant for ‘treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.’ Not for…
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NBC News issues ‘correction’ of its claim that Trump praised Robert E. Lee
NBC News did not include Trump’s comments in full when it claimed Trump was calling Lee ‘incredible.’ When looking at…
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Ford friend Leland Keyser’s story has not changed despite what the MSM tells you
The media continue to engage in deception, misdirection, and straight-out lying.
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How the media earn their ‘fake news’ label
A newspaper is 'fake news' when it knowingly misleads its readers. A classic example is the Washington Post declaring the…
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Politics
It’s curtains for the NYT: Their story on Nikki Haley’s extravagant tastes is one big lie *UPDATE*
The Times author never goes into detail about the previous residence for U.N. ambassadors, which was a suite of rooms…
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CNN tries, fails to get former N.H. Gov. John Sununu to diss Trump over McCain-gate
As for Camerota's claim that CNN has ‘excellent reporters,’ maybe the higher-ups at the network should dispatch one of them…
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Law and Government
Lanny Davis’s anonymous source for CNN’s bogus Trump Tower story was … Lanny Davis
A question LU raised in connection with another story — When’s the last time Lanny Davis practiced law? — can now be answered:…
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Law and Government
Who’s your granddaddy? The NYT’s double standard on candidates’ ‘skeletons’
Is this the ‘free’ and ‘fair’ press the media claim they are attempting to protect from a tyrannical president?
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