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Despite scandals, poor poll numbers, Wash. Post, NY Times see only good news for Bush

01/26/06 2:23 PM EST
AP mischaracterized controversy surrounding NSA spying program

01/26/06 2:02 PM EST
Matthews falsely accused political ad of smearing DeLay

01/26/06 12:02 PM EST
Gibson allowed Hoekstra to claim that “Democrats were for” domestic spying “before they were against it”

01/25/06 7:21 PM EST
In Today's “Straight Talk” segment, Lauer didn't challenge McCain's misleading claims

01/25/06 3:16 PM EST
Post uncritically reported Norquist's claim that Abramoff did not attend May 2001 meeting with Bush

01/25/06 12:29 PM EST
Will media report facts undermining Bush administration's “reasonable basis” defense of spy program's legality?

01/24/06 8:23 PM EST
CNN's Ensor baselessly reported that Senate wiretapping hearings will focus on changes to FISA

01/24/06 5:33 PM EST
Media repeated Hayden's unsubstantiated claim that warrantless spy program would have alerted U.S. to 9-11 threat

01/24/06 2:34 PM EST
ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC failed to challenge Bush's, Bartlett's false assertions that Congress was fully briefed on domestic spying

01/24/06 2:24 PM EST
Media uncritically reported Rove's false claim that Democrats don't want to eavesdrop on Al Qaeda

01/23/06 6:00 PM EST
W. Va. newspaper's signed editorial falsely stated PFAW president Neas attacked “evil churchgoers”

01/23/06 3:48 PM EST
“Media Matters”; by Jamison Foser

01/20/06 8:22 PM EST
Directly contradicting content of intelligence law, McCarthy falsely suggested FISA does not address wartime circumstances

01/20/06 4:23 PM EST
York repeated disputed claim that bin Laden warned U.S. states to vote against Bush

01/20/06 4:21 PM EST
Only on Fox: Cameron reported that "[e]ven the chairman of the national Democratic Party, Howard Dean, said the U.S. should never negotiate with terrorists"

01/20/06 12:58 PM EST
Media figures claimed Clinton played “race card” but ignored her 2004 comments and similar “plantation” comments by Republicans

01/19/06 4:08 PM EST
ABC report on NSA spying lawsuits left out “legal scholar's” link to Bush White House, “significant role” in crafting post-9-11 anti-terrorism policies

01/18/06 7:20 PM EST

Despite scandals, poor poll numbers, Wash. Post, NY Times see only good news for Bush

AP mischaracterized controversy surrounding NSA spying program

Matthews falsely accused political ad of smearing DeLay

Gibson allowed Hoekstra to claim that “Democrats were for” domestic spying “before they were against it”

In Today's “Straight Talk” segment, Lauer didn't challenge McCain's misleading claims

Post uncritically reported Norquist's claim that Abramoff did not attend May 2001 meeting with Bush

Will media report facts undermining Bush administration's “reasonable basis” defense of spy program's legality?

CNN's Ensor baselessly reported that Senate wiretapping hearings will focus on changes to FISA

Media repeated Hayden's unsubstantiated claim that warrantless spy program would have alerted U.S. to 9-11 threat

ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC failed to challenge Bush's, Bartlett's false assertions that Congress was fully briefed on domestic spying

Media uncritically reported Rove's false claim that Democrats don't want to eavesdrop on Al Qaeda

W. Va. newspaper's signed editorial falsely stated PFAW president Neas attacked “evil churchgoers”

“Media Matters”; by Jamison Foser

Directly contradicting content of intelligence law, McCarthy falsely suggested FISA does not address wartime circumstances

York repeated disputed claim that bin Laden warned U.S. states to vote against Bush

Only on Fox: Cameron reported that "[e]ven the chairman of the national Democratic Party, Howard Dean, said the U.S. should never negotiate with terrorists"

Media figures claimed Clinton played “race card” but ignored her 2004 comments and similar “plantation” comments by Republicans

ABC report on NSA spying lawsuits left out “legal scholar's” link to Bush White House, “significant role” in crafting post-9-11 anti-terrorism policies

Meta has made money on multiple ads claiming Hamas’ attack on Israel was a false flag

Instagram reinstated Gays Against Groomers’ account, even though the group and its network have seemingly violated the platform’s hate speech policies

Right-wing media baselessly claim that Trump’s election subversion case in Georgia is “weak” after four defendants plead guilty

Sean Hannity downplays Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's history of anti-LGBTQ activism in Fox News interview

Jesse Watters calls for a military invasion of Maine to track mass shooter