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."

McGrath Hits McConnell With False Attack From Washington Post Op-Ed

Graham Piro
March 18, 2020 2:40 PM

Amy McGrath, who is running to unseat Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), criticized McConnell Tuesday using a false attack from aWashington Post opinion writer.

Media, Democrats Ran With False Claim Trump ‘Disbanded’ Pandemic Office

Alex Griswold
March 17, 2020 11:45 AM

The official who once ran the White House pandemic program dismissed a false Democratic talking point that Trump eliminated the pandemic team and criticized reporters for parroting the claim in news stories.

WaPo: ‘Sanctuaries’ Good for Illegal Immigrants, Bad for Gun Owners

Stephen Gutowski
March 3, 2020 2:40 PM

The Washington Post editorial board slammed the use of sanctuary laws designed to safeguard Second Amendment rights, despite supporting the same policies when they are used to protect illegal immigrants.

Biden Admits He Was Never Arrested in South Africa

Elizabeth Matamoros
February 28, 2020 4:45 PM

Presidential candidate Joe Biden was awarded a "Four Pinocchio" rating by the Washington Post for telling voters he was arrested trying to see Nelson Mandela while he was imprisoned in South Africa.

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.

MSNBC Anchor Asks If Gerrymandering Could Break Republican Hold on Senate

Graham Piro
February 7, 2020 4:40 PM

MSNBC anchor Katy Tur on Friday asked if gerrymandering could help break the Republican hold on the U.S. Senate.

WaPo in 2014: GAO Ruling Against Obama Nothing More Than ‘Political Talking Point’

Now says GAO ruling against Trump 'severely rebukes Trump's Ukraine ploy'

Collin Anderson
January 16, 2020 6:00 PM

The Washington Post rallied behind the Government Accountability Office (GAO) after it released a negative report about the Trump administration’s handling of Ukrainian aid on Thursday. But the outlet brushed off similar findings from the agency in 2014, calling them nothing more than a “political talking point” aimed at the Obama administration.

Democrats Think Pelosi Holding Impeachment Articles a Failed Strategy

Elizabeth Matamoros
January 12, 2020 1:00 PM

In private, many Democrats have called Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D., Calif.) decision to withhold articles of impeachment from the Senate a "failed strategy," according to a Washington Post reporter.

WaPo Reveals Photoshop Is Problematic If It Targets Dems

Paper attacks Elise Stefanik for 'manipulating' Pelosi photo

Alex Griswold
January 9, 2020 1:20 PM

A Thursday Washington Post story attacked Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) for "manipulating" an image of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), even though such modifications are standard in political advertising on both sides of the aisle, including from Pelosi herself.