NPR Admits They Bungled Story Smearing Rich Lowry As Saying the N-Word

National Public Radio still has an ombudsman, a "Public Editor," to respond to public complaints. That's appropriate, since the public pays for NPR. Often the liberals who dominate the NPR audience complain when they feel NPR is insufficiently "progressive." So it was a little shocking when Public Editor Kelly McBride admitted on October 4 that they botched an online story attacking…

Tim Graham
October 5th, 2024 8:39 PM

Media Makes Trump-Hating Special Counsel Jack Smith Into a Hero

Imagine for a moment that Donald Trump was back in the White House and the news of the day was that the Trump Justice Department was investigating the Biden presidency and the 2024 Harris campaign for “election interference.”

Jeffrey Lord
October 5th, 2024 4:00 PM

'Fact Checkers' Didn't Flag Tim Walz's 'Very Bad Answer' on Censorship

Robby Soave at Reason pointed out "Tim Walz's Very Bad on Social Media Censorship." The networks and the "independent fact-checkers" didn't mind his false answer that the legal test on censorship is yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. That's not the test. 

Tim Graham
October 5th, 2024 2:22 PM

Kevin Sorbo Schools Whoopi: I’m Proof of New Hollywood Blacklist

Whoopi Goldberg attempted to fact check “Chuck” alum Zachary Levi on “The View” this week. “From the beginning of Hollywood, it’s always been a very right-leaning town," she said.

Christian Toto
October 5th, 2024 1:30 PM

PolitiFact Rates Vance 91 Percent False At VP Debate, Walz 29

After Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz, PolitiFact was at it again, rating Vance false 91 percent of the time and Walz false 29 percent of the time. While defenders of professional fact-checking may say, “Aha, that proves Vance lies more,” there were problems with PolitiFact’s assessments of both candidates.

Alex Christy
October 5th, 2024 12:21 PM

'Causes That Are Bigger Than Herself': CBS Gushes For Jane Fonda

There are puff pieces and then there is whatever senior climate correspondent David Schechter cooked up on CBS Saturday Morning when he chose to highlight actress Jane Fonda’s campaigning for “climate-friendly politicians.”

Alex Christy
October 5th, 2024 10:30 AM

Media Hype Harris Endorsements from Swift & Cheney, Call Trump Hitler

The following are the most outrageous outbursts from leftist journalists and celebrities over the last month.

Geoffrey Dickens
October 5th, 2024 9:00 AM

NewsBusters Podcast: Network Valentines for Jack Smith and Liz Cheney

The network newscasts could hardly restrain themselves from gleefully reporting on special counsel Jack Smith's latest anti-Trump dump of a document. They dearly loved Liz Cheney, the "hardcore Republican," campaigning with Harris. But they wouldn't touch claims that Kamala's husband Doug Emhoff slapped a girlfriend silly.

Tim Graham
October 4th, 2024 10:38 PM

Biden FINALLY Visits WH Briefing, Gets Lobbed Softballs by Press Corps

On Friday, President Biden made his first appearance in the White House Briefing Room with only three and a half months left in office after years of calls from reporters across the political spectrum. Sure, he only took questions for just over eight minutes, but the press corps made sure to throw this unique opportunity away with a combination of open-ended foreign policy queries and…

Curtis Houck
October 4th, 2024 6:03 PM

‘Astonishing’; Nets Tout ‘Staunch Conservative’ Cheney Backing Kamala

On the heels of ABC, CBS, and NBC singing the praises Thursday night of longtime Northern Virginia resident Liz Cheney (who pretends to reside in Wyoming), the same networks also devoted time on their Friday morning news shows to cheering “staunch conservative” Cheney campaigning with Vice President Kamala Harris, calling it “an astonishing sight” and “a major moment” in the election and…

Curtis Houck
October 4th, 2024 4:55 PM

CNN Analyst Elie Honig Denounces Jack Smith's 'October Cheap Shot'

The blog criticizes Jack Smith's actions in a legal case involving Donald Trump, arguing his conduct is overtly partisan and unethical. Elie Honig, a CNN analyst, condemns Smith for manipulating legal procedures and misusing grand jury testimony, violating Department of Justice (DOJ) principles meant to prevent actions affecting elections. Such acts are compared to James Comey's controversial…

P.J. Gladnick
October 4th, 2024 4:34 PM

CNBC Anchor Marvels at DEI Collapse: ‘The Companies Fold Pretty Quick’

CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin was taken aback that social media campaigns continue to rip diversity equity and inclusion initiatives out of major companies, with Toyota being the most recent. 

Tom Olohan
October 4th, 2024 4:27 PM

Jim Jordan Eyes Latest FBI Analyst Tied to Biden Laptop Censorship

House Republicans are escalating their investigation into the FBI’s role in enabling Big Tech censorship of the New York Post’s laptop exposé on the Biden family. This time, they focused on an FBI official who reportedly affirmed the laptop’s authenticity before it was censored in 2020.

Luis Cornelio
October 4th, 2024 4:18 PM

Navarro Claims Trump Is Not Human, ‘an Existential Threat to Humanity’

Even after the second assassination attempt on former President Trump, the liberal ladies of ABC’s The View had refused to tone down their incendiary rhetoric. But, during Friday’s show, fake Republican Ana Navarro actually turned up the rhetoric to a very dangerous level. According to her, Trump was not a “normal human being,” but rather “an existential threat to humanity and…

Nicholas Fondacaro
October 4th, 2024 2:47 PM