Putin’s War Puts Him in Infamous Company
Washington — You might recall last week that I began calling President Vladimir Putin of Russia “KGB Col. Vladimir Putin.” I meant to diminish him in the eyes of my readers. I asserted that he rose to the rank of colonel when he was in the KGB, or, rather, when there was a KGB. Well, this column has a very erudite audience, and several of my readers protested that Vlad never achieved the rank…
UPDATE: FNC Reporter 'Hospitalized' in Ukraine While Covering Invasion
On Monday, terrible news broke that Fox News State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall was hospitalized while reporting outside Kyiv. And according to accounts, he was in a non-military area and the damage may be in regards to his legs.
Purged? Influencer Asks If Big Tech Is Working Together to Censor Him
Social media influencer An0maly blasted Big Tech giants Instagram and TikTok, asking whether they worked in cahoots to silence him on their platforms.
The View's Hostin Repeats LIE U.S. 'Already in a War' With Russia
Sunny Hostin was again beating the drum of war on Monday’s edition of The View as she again was calling for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, a move that would certainly drag the U.S. and NATO into a wider war with Russia. But she was immediately rebuked by some of her co-hosts who knocked down her claim and warned against a no-fly zone.
Freezing Bank Accounts Violates Freedom
Russia's invasion revealed big differences in how politicians deal with threats. The president of Ukraine, when offered evacuation, said, “I need ammunition, not a ride.” He's a leader. By contrast, in Canada a few weeks before, when truckers staged a protest against COVID-19 rules, the cowardly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau felt so threatened by the peaceful protesters that he went to “a…
Press May Hate Brutal Putin Now, But Gushed Over ‘Mighty’ Soviet Union
As the crisis in Ukraine escalates, threatening Europe and the world, journalists and media outlets have rightly and consistently highlighted the cruel aggression of former KGB agent Vladimir Putin. However, the same outlets that now showcase the horror of an attempted restoration of the Soviet Union gushed about its glory days as the USSR collapsed
Hunter Biden's Laptop Gets a Brief Mention -- on 'Saturday Night Live'
Hunter Biden's Ukrainian business adventures are rarely mentioned, so it's weird when they pop up on comedy shows -- as a sign of ultraconservative wackiness. On this weekend's Saturday Night Live, the show opened with a skit about the Biden White House seeking out young content providers on TikTok to work with them on debunking Russian propaganda. One girl brought up Hunter and…
NPR Reporter: Fox Covering Gas Prices to Hurt Biden's Popularity
While many middle class Americans are struggling to pay to fill up their cars to get to work, CNN’s Brian Stelter had NPR television critic Eric Deggans on his show Reliable Sources to spread conspiracy theories that Fox News is only reporting on skyrocketing gas prices to prevent Americans from rallying around President Biden while he deals with the crisis in Ukraine.
Trevor Noah: World Leaders Would Answer Trump's Phone Call
Trevor Noah performed a very funny but brutal skit illustrating the absolute ineffectiveness of Joe Biden's leadership on the world stage in sharp contrast to that of Donald Trump.
NYT Reporter: If Trump Was Pres., He Would Let Russia Invade Ukraine
If you were watching NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, you received your daily dose of liberal bias and alternative history. Which is to say it was your typical episode. During the panel segment, host Chuck Todd and his guests discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine, when the New York Times’s Helene Cooper decided to speculate what the situation in Europe would be like if former President Donald…
CBS Claims Ukrainian Refugees Benefit From Race
As ordinary Ukrainians flee the country in order to escape from the Russian invaders, CBS Saturday Morning declared that, unlike other refugees, they benefit from their race.
YouTube Blocks All Russian Media Outlets
YouTube blocked all Russian media outlets globally.
NewsBusters Podcast: Jussie Smollett and Cheap Gas Go Bye, Bye
Closing out another incredibly busy news week, NewsBusters deputy managing editor Nick Fondacaro and I kicked off Friday’s NewsBusters Podcast with some gloating over the sentencing of Jussie Smollett — the far-left actor who faked a hate crime on a January 2019 Chicago night in subzero temperatures — and the liberal media’s complicity in his lies. We were then joined by NewsBusters associate…
NBC’s Today Pushes False Biden Spin of ‘Putin’s Price Hike’
On Friday, NBC’s Today show went all in pushing false White House spin that months of record-high inflation and soaring gas prices were somehow exclusively caused by the two-week-old war in Ukraine rather than bad economic policy from the Biden administration. The coverage even parroted the President’s dishonest talking points word for word by repeating the phrase “Putin’s price hike…