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Fox Host Presses GOP Congressman On His Characterization Of GOP Health Care Bill As "A Stinking Pile Of Garbage"
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CNN's Matt Lewis: "Barack Obama Does Seem To Be Running A Sort Of Shadow Campaign Against Donald Trump"
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Sean Spicer Parrots Right-Wing Media Attacks Against The CBO Now That It Doesn't Fit Trump's Agenda
White House press secretary Sean Spicer attacked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) claiming that if the office has “any kind of authority [that] is a little far-fetched.” Spicer’s dismissal of the CBO’s credibility follows years of misrepresentations and attacks against the CBO by right-wing media figures. In fact, Spicer himself and President Donald Trump have cited CBO analysis to boost their agenda.”
Research March 8, 2017 11:38 PM EST
Fox's Tucker Carlson Tells Univision's Jorge Ramos "You Are White, Obviously. You're Whiter Than I Am"
Video March 8, 2017 9:38 PM EST
Payne Thinks The "Biggest News" On International Women's Day Was How Well Men Are Doing At Work
Video March 8, 2017 9:13 PM EST
Fox Host: Enemies Of The American People Are North Korea, Iran, And The Media
Video March 8, 2017 8:56 PM EST
How Trump Manipulates Media Coverage Of His Immigration Policies
Leading up to his joint address to Congress, media outlets helped President Donald Trump misleadingly cast himself as sympathetic to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, known as “Dreamers,” and other immigrants. Trump’s manipulation tactics became evident again when media outlets uncritically parroted his claim that he was open to comprehensive immigration reform hours before he gave his address, which demonized immigrants as criminals and falsely claimed that they are a drain on the economy. As the Trump White House once again steps up its efforts to misrepresent its immigration stance, it is important media not be spun again.
Research March 8, 2017 7:33 PM EST
Media Outlets Mention Trump's International Women's Day Tweet, Ignore Allegations Of Sexual Assault Against Him
Blog March 8, 2017 6:01 PM EST
Sean Hannity Suggests The CIA Framed The Russian Government For Election Interference
Video March 8, 2017 5:19 PM EST
Reporting On Trans Rights Supreme Court Case, Major Outlets Failed To Call Alliance Defending Freedom A Hate Group
Blog March 8, 2017 3:43 PM EST
STUDY: Women’s Voices Marginalized In 2016 News Coverage Of Foreign Affairs And National Security
Women accounted for just one-quarter of total guests discussing foreign affairs and national security in 2016 during prime-time programming on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and on the five major Sunday political talk shows. This stark disparity between women and men is actually a slight improvement over previously established trends for 2015 and 2014, but more work remains to be done to better include perspectives from women.
Research March 8, 2017 3:09 PM EST
Fox's Kilmeade: "I Never Looked At Women In 2017 As Oppressed Or Needing Rights. I Thought We’re On Equal Footing."
Video March 8, 2017 2:45 PM EST
Trump Ally Alex Jones Is Still Casting Doubt On Whether Sandy Hook Massacre Happened
Video March 8, 2017 2:40 PM EST
Rush Limbaugh Goes On Tirade Against "Self-Medicating" International Women's Day Marchers
Video March 8, 2017 2:23 PM EST
After Months Of Trump Attacks On CNN, The Network Hires His Former Campaign Adviser
Blog March 8, 2017 11:09 AM EST
Univisión Reporta Que Trump Saca Sus "Conspiraciones Fantásticas" De Los Medios Conservadores
Video March 8, 2017 11:06 AM EST
Wash. Post Editorial Board: Trump’s War On The Media Is A “Gift To Tyrants” Who Hate The Free Press
Blog March 8, 2017 9:56 AM EST
Monica Crowley: "What Happened To Me Is A Despicable Straight Up Political Hit Job"
Video March 7, 2017 11:13 PM EST
Newsmax CEO Embarrasses Himself While Denying Newsmax Reported On Trump Meeting With Russian Ambassador
Blog March 7, 2017 9:56 PM EST
O'Reilly: Congress Must Investigate Obama For Subversion
Video March 7, 2017 8:40 PM EST
Morning Shows Don’t Push Back As Trump’s Budget Director Lies About GOP's Health Care Plan
The hosts of multiple morning news shows allowed the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Mick Mulvaney, to push falsehoods in his public sales pitch about the newly unveiled Republican health care plan, which would wreak havoc on health care, particularly harming low-income people and women.
Research March 7, 2017 5:12 PM EST
Fox's Shep Smith Calls Out GOP's Rushed Obamacare Alternative
Video March 7, 2017 5:10 PM EST
iHeartRadio Won’t Say Whether It Honored Conservative Radio Host Who Mocks Chicago Gun Violence Victims
Blog March 7, 2017 1:16 PM EST
Fox News' Latest Conspiracy Theory About Trump's Wiretapping Lie Started With Gateway Pundit
Seeking to defend President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower, pro-Trump fringe right-wing blog Gateway Pundit falsely claimed that Hillary Clinton knew -- and tweeted about -- the wiretapping a week before the election. The claim, which spread among fake news purveyors and made its way to Fox News, mischaracterized Clinton’s tweet, which was actually about a Slate article discussing supposed connections between a Trump server and a Russian bank.
Research March 7, 2017 12:19 PM EST
Politico Highlights “Disappearing” Sean Spicer’s Retreat From Televised Briefings
Blog March 7, 2017 12:18 PM EST
Fox's Kilmeade: "There Needs To Be A Caveat" For Christians In Updated Muslim Ban
Video March 7, 2017 9:43 AM EST
There's An Obvious Reason Why Trump Has Gotten Some "Negative" Coverage
Blog March 7, 2017 9:26 AM EST
Mainstream Outlets Are Normalizing Trump's Impeachable Offense
Blog March 7, 2017 9:24 AM EST
Bill O'Reilly Hides Fox News' Long History Promoting Trump's Birther Smears
Video March 6, 2017 10:07 PM EST
O'Reilly Runs Defense For Trump's Baseless Wiretap Allegation
Video March 6, 2017 8:33 PM EST
The Ink On Trump's New Muslim Ban Is Barely Dry And Another Xenophobic Hate Crime Is Being Investigated
Blog March 6, 2017 7:13 PM EST
The Sorry State Of Both-Sides Political Analysis Right Now, In One Blog Post
Blog March 6, 2017 6:18 PM EST
A Short Guide To Mark Levin, Trump’s Likely Source For His Wiretapping Lie
On March 4, President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of ordering his phones in Trump Tower to be wiretapped during the 2016 election. Trump’s claim echoed points made by Mark Levin, a right-wing talk radio host with a history of anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ statements, climate denial, and racism. He also attacked Obama throughout his presidency, comparing him to dictators, accusing him of racism and anti-Semitism, and saying he had “planted the seeds of World War III.”
Research March 6, 2017 4:53 PM EST
Sean Hannity Says Obama's Campaign Database Is Proof Of A Shadow Government
Video March 6, 2017 4:30 PM EST
In Order To Defend Trump's Wiretapping Conspiracy, Fake News Purveyors Push Lies Of Their Own
Fake news purveyors are invoking conspiracy theories and false claims to back up President Donald Trump’s lie that former President Barack Obama directly ordered a wiretap on him at Trump Tower during the 2016 election.
Research March 6, 2017 4:18 PM EST
A Fox News Radio Anchor Is Headlining A Hate Group's Anti-LGBTQ Briefing
Fox News radio host Todd Starnes is headlining a special “pastors’ briefing” at the Texas Capitol on March 6 and 7 whose sponsors include the anti-LGBTQ hate group the Family Research Council (FRC). Other speakers at the event include FRC’s president and vice president of church ministries and Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are also listed as unconfirmed speakers at the event, whose attendees will also go to a March 7 public hearing on the anti-transgender Senate Bill 6 (SB 6).
Research March 6, 2017 2:35 PM EST
Alex Jones Tells Trump To Use Violence Against His Opponents
Video March 6, 2017 2:03 PM EST
Right-Wing Media Distort Former Attorney General’s Words About Protests As A Call For Violence
Right-wing media outlets mischaracterized and scandalized former Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s video on civil rights as a call for violence by twisting her words to say she advocated for “blood and death on the streets.”
Research March 6, 2017 1:49 PM EST
What Trump Learned About His Phone Tap Comments From This Morning’s Fox & Friends
Blog March 6, 2017 1:38 PM EST
NBC’s Historic Trump/Celebrity Apprentice Catastrophe
Blog March 6, 2017 12:24 PM EST
CNN's The Lead Highlights Regions Most Heavily Hit By Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts To EPA
Video March 6, 2017 10:43 AM EST
Right-Wing Media Scramble To Recast Obama As Trump-Era Villain
Blog March 6, 2017 10:24 AM EST