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."

Biden Ad Attacking Trump on Coronavirus Gets ‘Four Pinocchios’ From WaPo

Alex Griswold
March 13, 2020 11:45 AM

A Joe Biden ad received the worst possible ranking from the Washington Post fact-checker for attacking President Donald Trump with manipulated video.

Chris Matthews: Romney Speech Made Me ‘Romantic About Politics’ Again

Cameron Cawthorne
February 5, 2020 11:00 PM

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews on Wednesday gushed over Sen. Mitt Romney's (R., Utah) floor speech about voting to remove President Donald Trump from office.

PEN IS MIGHTY: Journalists to Award Themselves Bezos-Funded ‘Courage’ Award Named After Billionaire Heiress

Democracy thrives in hubris

Andrew Stiles
January 17, 2020 11:50 AM

The Washington Free Beacon regrets to inform you that the journalists are at it again. The White House Correspondents' Association, a pro-journalism activist group responsible for hosting the appropriately dubbed "nerd prom" dinner party, announced Friday the creation of a new journalism award for "courage and accountability."

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.

WaPo Fact Checker Gives Biden ‘Three Pinocchios’ for Bin Laden Claims

Josh Christenson
January 8, 2020 12:05 PM

The Washington Post's fact checker gave former vice president Joe Biden a "Three Pinnochios" rating for his claim that he didn't oppose the raid that killed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.

China Violates Disclosure Law to Publish Propaganda in NY Times, WaPo

China Daily gave media outlets millions to publish ads disguised as news stories

Yuichiro Kakutani
December 18, 2019 5:00 AM

China routinely broke federal law by not disclosing how much it spent to publish regime propaganda in the New York Times, Washington Post, and other newspapers, an expert review of foreign agent registration filings concluded.

WaPo Gives Buttigieg Three Pinocchios for Black Poverty Rate Claim

Cameron Cawthorne
December 5, 2019 12:45 PM

Washington Post fact-checker Salvador Rizzo gave Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg three Pinocchios for cherry-picking the "most flattering" data to suggest he cut the black poverty rate by more than half in South Bend, Ind.

Washington Post Whitewashes British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism

Adam Kredo
November 26, 2019 4:15 PM

The Washington Post is under fire for saying Britain's Labour Party is unfairly criticized as anti-Semitic, despite numerous examples of the party and its leaders demonizing Jews and denying the Holocaust.

WaPo Editorial: ‘Fantastically Generous’ Medicare for All Plans Are ‘Fiction’

Cameron Cawthorne
November 7, 2019 11:55 AM

The Washington Post editorial board on Thursday published a scathing op-ed against Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders's (Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren's (Mass.) Medicare for All proposals.