Spot the Difference: Pompeo’s Concerning Dinner Parties vs. Obama’s ‘Intellectual Escapes’

Andrew Stiles
May 20, 2020 6:15 PM

Media outlets are furiously investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's dinner parties with politicians, business leaders, and celebrities. They note that some "officials" have "raised concerns" about the "elite taxpayer-funded dinners."

MSNBC Host on Tara Reade Accusation: ‘The Right Is Running a Smear Campaign Against Joe Biden’

David Rutz
May 1, 2020 5:45 PM

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace said Friday that calls to investigate the sexual assault accusation against Joe Biden are a "smear campaign" orchestrated by the political right.

WaPo: Biden Didn’t Lie, He ‘Described His Stance Inaccurately’

Post knocks Beacon for quoting Biden verbatim

Alex Griswold
March 19, 2020 12:45 PM

A Washington Post fact-checker ruled Thursday that Joe Biden hadn't lied when he said he supported a fracking ban during Sunday's Democratic presidential debate. Rather, Biden had simply "described his fracking stance inaccurately."

NYT Editorial Board Member and MSNBC’s Brian Williams Can’t Do Basic Math

Alex Griswold
March 6, 2020 11:20 AM

MSNBC broadcast a wildly inaccurate tweet Thursday night claiming that Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg's $500 million in election spending could've provided every American with $1 million each.

Media Love Interviewing Dem Congresswoman Disgraced by #MeToo Charges

Katie Hill has been profiled 19 times since resigning for sexual misconduct

Alex Griswold
March 3, 2020 10:10 AM

Disgraced former Democratic congresswoman Katie Hill has been the subject of glowing media profiles, interviews, and op-eds since she was forced to resign in November 2019 following sexual misconduct allegations.

Journalist Who Defended Katie Hill Failed to Disclose He Dated Her

Alex Griswold
March 2, 2020 2:50 PM

A Playboy journalist who went to bat for disgraced former representative Katie Hill (D., Calif.) after her resignation failed to disclose that they were dating at the time her scandal became public.

Axios Running Bloomberg Ads

The 'native ads' are designed to look Axios news stories

Alex Griswold
February 26, 2020 5:00 PM

Axios is running ads from Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg that are disguised as reported news stories, part of a controversial practice known as "native advertising."

Media End Castro Love Affair to Hit Bernie

Newspapers also uncritically parroted Cuban propaganda about Castro's literacy programs

Alex Griswold
February 25, 2020 3:40 PM

Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders has come under fire from the media for defending Fidel Castro, but some of the news outlets criticizing Sanders offered similar praise for Castro in their 2016 obituaries for the Cuban dictator.

Roger Stone Got 14 Times More Cable Mentions Than George Washington on Washington’s Birthday

Washington Free Beacon Staff
February 18, 2020 5:20 PM

A Washington Free Beacon analysis finds that cable news networks mentioned convicted Trump associate Roger Stone nearly 15 times as often as George Washington on Washington's birthday.

Google Provides Six-Figure Sum to Liberal Outlet With History of Genocide Denial

Alex Griswold
February 11, 2020 5:50 PM

Google gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Young Turks as others have distanced themselves from the progressive YouTube series over its founder’s denials of the Armenian genocide and other offensive comments.

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