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Top Stories:
- New ‘CBS Evening News’ Shows Tony Dokoupil Will Do the News (Imagine That)
- On January 6, PolitiFact Boasts of Its Activism Against Conservatives on Riot Narratives
- How Wikipedia’s Biased Leftist Editors Beclowned Themselves in 2025: Worst of the Worst
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - 1/7/26 10:00 AM (EDT) Hearing: “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I” MRC UPDATED study on network coverage to come later today
Return to Neutral Journalism: Tony Dokoupil's anchoring style delivers straightforward, down-the-middle news without partisan spin or unnecessary commentary, marking a refreshing shift from predecessors like Norah O’Donnell and echoing the fairer era under Jeff Glor, as seen in his professional handling of a teleprompter glitch and focus on factual reporting.
Comprehensive, Balanced Coverage: The broadcast prioritized major stories like the U.S. military's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, offering multi-faceted insights from courtroom details to expat reactions, oil price impacts, and political fallout—all presented informatively without bias, contrasting with the elite media's trust-eroding tendencies.
Praise for Maturity and Fairness: Conservative columnist Philip Terzian hailed the show as "literate, fair, informative, nonpartisan, mature... 'journalistic,'" emphasizing Dokoupil's emphasis on earning credibility through neutrality, even amid quirky segments like an Oregon nudist calendar, signaling potential for rebuilding public trust in network news.
PolitiFact's Proud Activism on Jan. 6: On the fifth anniversary, PolitiFact boasted on X about conducting "more than 100 fact-checks" on January 6 claims, framing them as combating "falsehoods" about an "effort to overthrow the 2020 election"—revealing their role as enforcers of the liberal narrative rather than neutral arbiters.
Blatantly One-Sided Targeting: PolitiFact's dedicated Jan. 6 page heavily scrutinizes conservatives, tagging Donald Trump eight times, Tucker Carlson five times, and handing Sen. Ron Johnson multiple "Pants on Fire" ratings (including for questioning the "armed insurrection" label), while never fact-checking Democrats like Biden, Harris, or any member of the Pelosi-selected January 6 committee.
No Accountability for the Left: Despite repeatedly debunking conservative claims about Nancy Pelosi's responsibility, PolitiFact applied zero scrutiny to Democratic figures or the partisan January 6 panel, underscoring how their "fact-checking" selectively shields liberals and undermines claims of independence.
Rapid Smears Against Conservatives Post-Events: Leftist Wikipedia editors swiftly weaponized pages against right-leaning figures, such as updating Charlie Kirk's article hours after his September 2025 assassination to prominently accuse him of spreading COVID misinformation, electoral fraud claims, and white genocide theories, while overhauling Trump nominees like Pete Hegseth (removing military honors), RFK Jr. (adding scandals), and Kash Patel (emphasizing conspiracy theories).
Promotion of Extreme Left-Wing Narratives: Editors created and defended inflammatory pages like "Gaza genocide," accusing Israel of "intentional and systematic destruction" of Palestinians while heavily relying on sources like Al Jazeera and Hamas-controlled ministries—even overriding co-founder Jimmy Wales' attempts to moderate the extreme language.
Selective Framing and Amplification of Bias: Wikipedia's activist editors selectively highlighted race in cases favoring left-wing causes (e.g., emphasizing Daniel Penny's whiteness in the Jordan Neely case while burying racial motives in similar incidents), relentlessly smeared Elon Musk with labels like "oligarch" and removed his philanthropy, turning the platform into a powerful conduit for leftist attacks amplified by Google and AI summaries.
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - 1/7/26 10:00 AM (EDT) Hearing: “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I” - MRC UPDATED study on network coverage to come later today ABC, NBC Barely Touch Minnesota Fraud, While CBS Delivers the Goods
ABC's Journalistic Blackout: ABC devoted just 25 seconds to the scandal, ignoring investigative details while spending nearly five times more airtime (122 seconds) portraying Somalis as victims of "fear" from ICE raids and Trump's rhetoric—clear evidence of agenda-driven reporting that shields fraud from scrutiny.
NBC's Reactive Reluctance: NBC avoided the story until a viral independent journalist's video racked up over 100 million views, forcing a belated two-minute report; before that, they gave it only 65 seconds while emphasizing backlash—highlighting how big media relies on outsiders to do their job and delays exposing scandals tied to progressive favorites.
CBS Stands Out for Real Journalism: Unlike its competitors, CBS delivered over eight minutes of coverage, including three full-length investigative reports uncovering new fraud details—showing that fair reporting is possible, but rare, in a landscape dominated by bias that downplays billions in taxpayer losses.
