Today's Highlights: What MRC's Media Watchdogs Are Saying

September 1st, 2026 5:30 AM

MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media. 

Top Stories:

Darcy MELTS DOWN Over CBS Story on El-Sayed’s Deleted 9/11 Tweets

Chris Matthews Says Trump Is Not Hitler, But He Is Mussolini

PolitiFact Labels GOP Transgender Ads Misleading Ahead of 2026 Campaigns

Apple News Sidelines Headlines on WNBA Trans Controversy, Enes Freedom

 

MRC Watchdog Exposes Elitist Media Defense of El-Sayed’s Deleted 9/11 Tweets

CBS News originally reported on deleted 9/11 social media posts by Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Elitist media figures and network insiders lashed out at CBS for running the report rather than addressing the substance of the candidate's archived statements.

Network commentators routinely work to shield favored progressive political figures from public scrutiny over past controversial statements.

The reaction highlights how establishment media commentators push back aggressively whenever reporting scrutinizes left-wing candidates.

MRC Watchdog Calls Out Elitist Media Host Chris Matthews Comparing Trump to Mussolini

Chris Matthews appeared on MS NOW to compare President Trump to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini over proposed Washington D.C. construction projects.

The former network host claimed he could not compare the president to Hitler before immediately using authoritarian historical analogies to characterize administration policy.

Elitist media panels continue to escalate hyper-partisan rhetoric when discussing conservative leadership.

Broadcasters on MS NOW consistently fail to challenge guests who deploy hyperbolic smears against conservative figures.

MRC Watchdog Exposes PolitiFact Shielding Left-Wing Policies on Transgender Issues

PolitiFact labeled Republican campaign advertisements as misleading to protect progressive policy positions on transgender topics.

The self-appointed fact-checking outlet applied strict technical standards to GOP ads while ignoring broader policy contexts.

Elitist media partners use partisan fact-check ratings from groups like PolitiFact to suppress conservative messaging on digital platforms.

The findings demonstrate PolitiFact's ongoing pattern of selective scrutiny applied primarily to Republican campaign rhetoric.

MRC Watchdog Exposes Apple News Curation Bias on WNBA Transgender Controversy

Apple News editors systematically omitted stories covering opposition to biological males in the WNBA.

Coverage highlighting former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom's draft bid and protest actions was completely excluded from the Apple News Featured Stories section.

Elitist news apps control visibility by prioritizing progressive narratives over mainstream conservative viewpoints on women's sports.

The research highlights ongoing human curation bias across major news aggregation platforms.