MRC’s Houck Takes on Chinese-Owned TikTok as CNN Blames Concern on Fox

NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck was back on the Fox News Channel late Wednesday/early Thursday as he joined host Trace Gallagher on Fox News @ Night to discuss the massive national security threat posed by Chinese-owned TikTok as well as how CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy made raising these concerns out to be an issue to please Fox viewers.

NB Staff

CNN: Twitter Files Release Violates The Spirit Of Free Speech

Thursday’s CNN This Morning had a peculiar take on the Twitter Files and revelations into what went into the decision to block the New York Post story on Hunter Biden’s laptop. Not only was it alleged that the Twitter Files actually made Twitter look good, but it was also claimed that it was Elon Musk that was violating the spirit of free speech.

Alex Christy

The Brian Stelter Memorial Award for Worst Quote of the Year

It was a challenging task, but an esteemed panel of NewsBusters editors led by MRC President L.Brent Bozell and MRC’s Vice President for Research and Publications Brent Baker, boiled down all the biased outbursts from lefty hack hosts, anchors, reporters and pundits in 2022 and declared a winner.

Geoffrey Dickens

‘The Cleaning Lady’ Season 2 Finale Promotes Sanctuary Cities

Fox Entertainment’s The Cleaning Lady season two closed out with a two hour episode on Monday, jam-packed with drama, violence, murders, plot twists and deportation myths.

Stephanie Hamill

Ruhle Sneers: Are There Any Republicans Who Want to Keep Kids Safe?

On Wednesday night’s The 11th Hour on MSNBC, host Stephanie Ruhle used the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school to stand on the graves of the children who died by suggesting Republicans who oppose Democrat gun grabbing schemes don’t want kids to be safe in school. Ruhle apparently believes it's a binary choice between…

Kevin Tober

NYT's Front Screams Over 'Far Right' 'Hard Right' 'Ultraconservatives'

There was some good old-school New York Times labeling bias on Wednesday’s front page, on California Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s fight to become House Speaker when the Republican Party takes over control of Congress next month: “McCarthy Fights to Clear Path to Speaker’s Seat.” The front-page text box set the hostile labeling tone: “Trump’s Lobbying Has Not Moved Critics on the Far Right.” …

Clay Waters

NewsBusters Podcast: Deconstructing the 'News' with Chris Plante

Talk radio is a very important place for Americans to get an alternative to the very stacked product of the leftist news media. Nationally syndicated radio host Chris Plante -- whose show airs locally on WMAL-FM -- visited our offices and we talked about corruption in the "news" media, where every Democrat is wonderful and smart and every Republican is painted as evil and yet clueless.

Tim Graham

Nets Sound Alarm Over Migrant Crisis, Lifting Trump-Era Title 42

After downplaying or ignoring the rapidly deteriorating situation at the southern border, the big three evening newscasts sang a different tune Wednesday night having realized they can no longer ignore the situation without looking out of touch. 

Kevin Tober

Disney Allows Tim Allen's 'The Santa Clauses' to Showcase St. Nicholas

Disney is not even remotely shy in their bias towards the liberal causes. However, this holiday season they have surprisingly shown that there may still be some values within the major studio that haven't gone far-left, as demonstrated in the Disney+ original, The Santa Clauses.

Victor Kingston

Trump Attorney Says Maricopa Recorder Called on Fed Gov’t to Censor

Maricopa County, Arizona’s County Recorder Stephen Richer asked the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for help censoring alleged election “misinformation,” according to a tweet by 2024 Trump campaign attorney Christina Bobb. 

 

Pro-censorship ex-Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde also attended the meeting, endorsing government-…

Catherine Salgado

'Living Apart...Together': ABC Hypes Couples Married Under Two Roofs

Congratulations! You just got married and now can choose which home you’d each like to live in. Yup! Together but apart!

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg

The Science of Happiness and How to Get There

Are you happy? Many people say they feel happier during the holidays. But I’m not happy. Democrats and Republicans keep voting for bigger government. Few people accept the idea that government that governs least -- governs best. It makes me sad. I once did an ABC special on “The Mystery of Happiness.” We interviewed the “Giggle Twins,” two sisters who were so happy all the time that our film…

John Stossel

Even 74% of Dem Voters Believe Big Tech Censors Due to Political Bias

Three-fourths all U.S. likely voters think that social media companies like Facebook are censoring content because of political bias, and three-fourths of Democrat voters agree, but Democrats are much less likely to want Congress to do anything about it – and much more concerned about so-called “misinformation” posted on social media sites.

Craig Bannister

MSNBC and CNN Blame Conservatives for Club Q, Violent Threats

After Wednesday’s congressional hearings on the Colorado Springs Club Q shooting and violence and threats of violence against LGBT people, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports and CNN’s Inside Politics with John King came to the same conclusion: it’s conservatives’ fault.

Alex Christy