Biden Labels ‘MAGA Crowd’ The ‘Most Extreme Political Organization’ In U.S. History
Topline President Joe Biden on Wednesday called former President Donald Trump’s supporters “the most extreme political organization that’s existed in American history,” suggesting a leaked Supreme Court ruling shows conservatives plan to chip away at the rights of marginalized groups. President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday in…
Third Oath Keepers defendant pleads guilty to sedition in Capitol riot case
WASHINGTON — A North Carolina member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.William Todd Wilson, a 44-year-old former leader of the Sampson County chapter of the far-right militia group, is the third Oath Keeper…
Biden touts $1.5 trillion budget deficit reduction — but he’s not telling the whole story
President Joe Biden on Wednesday tried to cast his administration as spending hawks, touting sizable reductions in the federal deficit this fiscal year as a key departure...
Elon Musk says businesses and governments may have to pay to use Twitter
Elon Musk has said that businesses and governments may soon need to pay a “slight cost” to use Twitter just weeks after announcing he plans to buy...
Pope Defends Media Freedom, Pays Tribute to Killed Reporters
Pope Francis on Sunday paid tribute to journalists who have died or been jailed in the line of duty, defending a free press and praising...
New Comcast-Charter streaming joint venture suggests the next chapter of the streaming wars is coming
It’s easy to shrug off last week’s announcement that Comcast and Charter have started a joint venture to gain market share nationwide in streaming-video distribution. But the two largest...
The Ukraine war has fueled a surge of fake content impersonating BBC and CNN coverage
In the days after a deadly missile strike blasted a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, a viral online video — dressed...
What went wrong with CNN+
It wasn’t personal. It was strictly business. Discovery appears to have taken that Michael Corleone approach last week when it stunningly shut down CNN+ less...
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/01/2022
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MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: KETV
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Ukraine Accuses Russian Forces Of Stealing ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ Of Tons Of Grain
Russian invading forces have stolen “several hundred thousand tons” of grain in territory they hold, Ukraine’s deputy agriculture minister said on April 30. “Today, there...
Biden takes U-turn from Trump on approach to media
President Biden has kept the media at arm’s length while being decidedly less combative than his predecessor with reporters, an approach that will be on...
New research confirms that partisan media consumption predicts subsequent shifts in sociopolitical attitudes
Exposure to partisan news can shift sociopolitical attitudes over time, according to new research published in PLOS One. The findings suggest that the association between partisan...
Des Moines Register wins Iowa Better Newspaper awards, including for writing, photography and investigations
The Des Moines Register and its staff won 40 awards in the annual Iowa Better Newspaper Contests, the Iowa Newspaper Association announced at a banquet...
Violence and Economics Threaten Mexican News Outlets
When the history of Mexico’s transition to democracy is told, there is usually a celebration of the journalists and newspapers that fought to be independent...
China’s economy slows rapidly as ‘COVID-zero’ lockdowns bite
China’s economic activity contracted sharply in April as the lockdown of Shanghai and other areas around the country to contain a widespread COVID-19 outbreak closed factories, snarled...
Russian media’s reach in U.S. limited after invasion, DHS document says
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has curtailed the reach of Russian state media in the U.S., forcing the Kremlin to use other avenues to reach Americans...
Stock tied to Donald Trump’s social media venture falls 13% as Twitter announces deal with Musk
Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company poised to take Donald Trump’s media venture public, fell in volatile trading on Monday after Twitter announced a...
Trump says Putin ‘smart,’ but made a ‘big mistake’ invading Ukraine
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday repeated his praise of several authoritarian leaders, calling Russian President Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinRussian rocket attacks wound five in western Ukraine city of Lviv If we de-list the IRGC, what will the dictators think? Putin’s war against Ukrainian civilians is not new — nor will it work MORE, Chinese…