Russia invades Ukraine
PolitiFact or Politi-Faceplant? Maria Bartiromo Was True, Not False!
In the latest of their fatuous “fact checks” that rate something “Mostly False” as they acknowledge it’s actually true, PolitiFact took after Fox News host Maria Bartiromo for saying this to fellow Fox host Jesse Watters on his show on February 22: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Psaki Grilled by Hemmer, Perino Over Biden’s Energy Policies Amid War
Previewing President Biden’s State of the Union address, White House press secretary Jen Psaki joined FNC’s America’s Newsroom on Tuesday and squared off against co-hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino over President Biden’s response to Russia’s war with Ukraine and specifically the administration’s refusal to budge on domestic oil and gas production and the timing of the CDC dropping…
DirecTV Drops Russia’s RT America — Months After Refusal to Renew OAN
DirecTV dropped Russian propaganda outlet RT America on Tuesday as a belated response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. DirecTV absurdly refused to renew One America News Network earlier this year while RT’s programming was only suspended after Russia invaded Ukraine.
On CNN, David Frum Advises Biden on SOTU: Blame Putin For Inflation!
Appearing on CNN's New Day on Tuesday morning, former Bush speechwriter David Frum advised Biden to stress two things in his SOTU tonight. First, to use the Ukraine situation to take a swipe at Trump's foreign policy. Second, shift the blame for inflation from Biden to Putin, and accuse any politician who mentions inflation of undermining Ukraine!
TOP FIVE Lies, Spin and Propaganda Claims from Russian Mouthpiece RT
On Tuesday morning, the news broke: DirectTV was FINALLY dropping Russian propaganda outfit RT (formerly known as Russia Today). With that, we ask: what took so long? During the invasion of Ukraine, the network has been spewing a steady stream of lies that blame the Ukrainian people for being invaded, ridiculous spin about saving the country from phantom Nazis and other falsehoods.
ABC Oozes With Chelsea Clinton Over Bill, Hillary Spoiling Grandkids
ABC’s Good Morning America subjected viewers Tuesday to nauseating segment with former First Daughter and failed NBC News correspondent Chelsea Clinton featuring not only her latest children’s book, but extremely tall tales of how Bill and Hillary empowered their grandkids to eat ice cream and pizza when they all lived together during the initial COVID wave.
Putin Tweets Updates; Trump Still Banned from Platform
Despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine being condemned by the U.S. and kindred countries around the world, Twitter continues to allow Russian President Vladimir to post on its platform.
Editor’s Pick: Blaze on RT-Owned Host Whining About State Media Label
On Monday, TheBlaze writer Carlos Garcia reported: “A media reporter who works for Russian state-owned media angrily denounced Twitter for adding a label proclaiming the affiliation to her tweets, and she saw swift backlash online.” He proceeded to highlight how the host was dragged on the social media platform for complaining about the accurate label.
ABC Laments Invasion of Ukraine 'Forced' Biden to Change Big Address
On the eve of President Biden’s first State of the Union address, Monday, the broadcast networks previewed his big speech and each took a different approach, with ABC lamenting that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “forced” Biden to change his speech and CBS touting a fence around the Capitol. NBC was the outlier that showed Biden’s new terrible poll numbers from… ABC!
Big Tech Allows Russia Accounts to Have 38.7M Followers — Banned Trump
Russian state-affiliated accounts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are still allowed to influence their approximately 38.7 million followers even as Russia attacks Ukraine.
NewsNation Exposes ‘Astonishing,’ ‘Truly Cuckoo’ Channel Russia Today
Thursday night on NewsNation, primetime host Dan Abrams pulled back the curtain on the abject sham and disgustingly pro-Kremlin RT, a so-called news outlet that’s spent 17 years spewing Russian propaganda and doing Vladimir Putin’s bidding seeking to expand his influence and splinter the west.
RT's LIES: Soldiers Surrender, Civilians All 'Neo-Nazi' Fighters
You may have thought CNN and MSNBC spewed outright lies and falsehoods but with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they don’t hold a candle to state-controlled RT (Russia Today). On day five of the war, Monday, February 28, RT correspondent Murad Gazdiev made a host of outlandish claims ranging from Ukrainian soldiers surrendering en masse and the civilian defense forces were organizing into “neo-…
Varney RIPS Biden Policies, Not Ukraine for High Gas Prices, Inflation
Fox Business host Stuart Varney highlighted President Joe Biden’s culpability on inflation, and liberal media efforts to shield him from responsibility by shifting blame to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Editor’s Pick: Fox on Nikole Hannah-Jones Crying Racism Over Ukraine
On Monday, Fox News Associate Editor Brandon Gillespie reported: “New York Times Magazine reporter and founder of the controversial 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones was sharply mocked by critics over the weekend for falsely claiming that Europe was ‘not a continent.’” It was part of an effort by Hannah-Jones to argue that concern over the invasion of Ukraine was fueled by racism.