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Top Stories:
- UPDATED: ABC Continues To Hide Minnesota Fraud, NBC Plays Defense for Somalis
- ABC Analyst Smears ICE Agent in Minneapolis, Suggests He Didn’t Know What He Was Doing
- NBC Only Newscast to Report Vehicular Obstruction in Minneapolis ICE Shooting
ABC's Journalistic Malpractice in Burying the Minnesota Fraud Scandal: ABC's World News Tonight has devoted a mere 35 seconds to the massive Somali-linked social-services fraud—potentially up to $19 billion—while spending over three times as much airtime (122 seconds) framing Somalis as victims of ICE and the Trump administration, effectively hiding the story and Governor Walz's resignation from viewers.
NBC's Biased Defense of the Somali Community Over Fraud Facts: Despite surging coverage to 364 seconds after a conservative YouTuber's viral video exposed sham daycares, NBC initially gave more than twice as much airtime to sympathetic portrayals of Somalis (148 seconds) than to the fraud itself (65 seconds), only shifting focus later while downplaying denials from Walz's administration.
CBS Outshines Peers with Actual Investigative Journalism: In stark contrast to ABC's near-silence and NBC's defensive spin, CBS Evening News delivered robust coverage with 766 seconds across multiple reports—focusing primarily on the fraud allegations (496 seconds)—thanks to strong on-the-ground reporting that uncovered new details in a scandal the other networks downplayed.
Baseless Smearing of ICE Agents by Media Analysts: ABC analyst Elizabeth Neumann recklessly accused an ICE officer of being undertrained and clueless in a deadly Minneapolis shooting, speculating that rapid hiring under the administration led to incompetent agents—despite admitting no knowledge of the officer's background or facts.
Ignoring Facts in Favor of Anti-ICE Narratives: Media outlets like ABC downplayed the woman's use of her vehicle as a deadly weapon, labeling her "unarmed" and echoing far-left Mayor Jacob Frey's profane demands for ICE to leave Minneapolis, while fellow analyst Robert Boyce fact-checked these claims and urged waiting for evidence.
Provocative Speculation Fuels Division: Neumann doubled down by blaming the incident on the administration's "provocative" anti-migrant playbook, claiming it endangers both officers and the public through hasty expansions—exemplifying premature judgments that undermine law enforcement without substantiation.
NBC Stands Alone in Honest Reporting: While ABC and CBS buried or ignored key facts in the Minneapolis ICE shooting, NBC Nightly News was the only legacy evening newscast to clearly report that the woman was actively obstructing federal agents by blocking traffic with her vehicle—providing crucial context that justifies the officer's use of force.
Rare Media Praise for Defying the Anti-ICE Narrative: In a refreshing break from the usual bias-by-omission, NBC's Tom Llamas and Tom Winter delivered nuanced, fact-based coverage, highlighting the vehicle's role in blocking law enforcement and the potential imminent threat, rather than defaulting to the media's typical impulse to paint ICE in the worst possible light.
Context Matters—NBC Proves It: By noting the police chief's statement about the vehicle blocking agents, the activated lights identifying law enforcement, and the split-second decision facing an officer in front of a moving car, NBC gave viewers the full picture and a "dose of context and nuance" that exposes how other networks deliberately omit exculpatory details to fuel outrage against immigration enforcement.
