Media Duck Questions After People of Praise Accuser Exposed For Fabulism

Kevin Daley
October 1, 2020 1:40 PM

Several news outlets are standing by stories featuring a suspect source who aired extraordinary allegations against the People of Praise, the Christian charismatic group connected to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

Gutfeld Mocks Newsweek for Fact Checking Joke

Alex Griswold
January 30, 2020 5:50 PM

Newsweek ran a piece attacking The Five's Greg Gutfeld for claiming President Donald Trump would cure coronavirus, evidently failing to recognize that the Fox News host was joking.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez OBLITERATES Teenagers, Fake Mitch McConnell Quote #slay

Ocasio-Cortez is making life hell for a bunch of kids, kids she falsely insinuated were adults on the McConnell payroll

Alex Griswold
August 7, 2019 10:05 AM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) lost her comms director on Friday, and by Monday it already showed.

Former Clinton Cabinet Member Calls for Trump’s Presidency to Be ‘Annulled’ if He’s ‘Guilty’

'The Constitution does not specifically provide for annulment of an unconstitutional presidency'

David Rutz
August 29, 2018 11:19 AM

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich wrote in a new column that Donald Trump's presidency should be "annulled" if evidence emerges that he "rigged" the 2016 election.

A Reminder That Newsweek Is A Very, Very Bad News Site

Alex Griswold
July 30, 2018 4:50 PM

Newsweek is a very bad news site. This has sadly been the case for a while now, driven primarily by the dire financial straits and legal problems of its parent company. But just from randomly browsing on Twitter, I’ve come across three stories with major errors in just the past few days and I feel like readers could use a refresher.

Newsweek Frets Over ‘Former Confederate Leader’ Stephen Austin, Who Died in 1836

The Texas Capitol Building in Austin, Texas

David Rutz
July 30, 2018 2:27 PM

Newsweek reported Sunday on a potential move by Austin, Texas, to distance itself from its namesake Stephen F. Austin, erroneously referring to him as a "former Confederate leader."

Newsweek, Raw Story Fall for False Story Claiming Twitter Bots Took Down Franken

(Updated)

Alex Griswold
February 20, 2018 12:01 PM

A pair of liberal clickbait sites retracted or made significant revisions to stories that initially claimed racist bots were the real reason Al Franken resigned from the Senate.

Newsweek Fires Journalists Who Reported on Magazine’s Legal Troubles

Alex Griswold
February 5, 2018 3:33 PM

Newsweek has fired several top editors and reporters in the midst of legal problems and widespread turmoil in the newsroom, according to staffers familiar with the decision.

Newsweek Media Group Accused of Ad Fraud, Admits to Buying Web Traffic

Alex Griswold
February 1, 2018 2:39 PM

The Newsweek Media Group admitted Thursday that it purchased web traffic to several of its sites, a move that critics say was intended to trick a government agency into buying ads.

Newsweek Considers Dropping Pakistani Affiliate After Editor’s Child Sex Tweet

Alex Griswold
January 24, 2018 1:12 PM

Newsweek announced Tuesday that the magazine is considering ending its licensing agreement with its Pakistani affiliate after a controversial tweet about child sex from the publication's editor.