Fake News

Media Matters has the transcript: The Biden administration is responsible, either directly or through proxies, for the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines and the environmental catastrophe and the economic collapse that will certainly follow. That is true. It’s done. So the question is, where does that leave us? And that’s the problem. This act leaves us, the United States, …

NPR reports: Dominion Voting Systems is putting Fox News star “Judge Jeanine” Pirro back on the legal hot seat in its clash with the network in a $1.6 billion defamation suit over baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 elections, NPR has learned. In documents filed Thursday in a Delaware courthouse, the voting tech company explicitly identified Pirro, a former …

Mediaite reports: DeSantis appeared on Fox News prime time while the eye of Hurricane Ian traveled across his state. As the interview wound down, Carlson seemed unable to resist seeking a political hit on the Biden administration. “When a natural disaster like this strikes the state, it is common; I think it’s always the case that the state receives federal …

“You saw what happened in Cuba, I mean, the entire island is completely out of power. And it gives you — you know, you feel terrible for people in Puerto Rico who were just hit, in Cuba who were just hit. Thank God we have better infrastructure in our country. We’ve put a lot of investment into making sure that …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson floated the possibility President Joe Biden is responsible for the suspected acts of sabotage on the Nord Stream pipeline. European officials said they believe the two explosions along the pipeline that transports Russian natural gas to European countries were intentional acts. During his monologue on Tuesday night, Carlson dismissed the idea that Russian President Vladimir Putin …

The Associated Press reports: A defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp., Fox News Network and Lou Dobbs can proceed toward trial, a judge ruled Monday after concluding that a Venezuelan businessman had made sufficient claims of being unfairly accused of trying to corrupt the 2020 U.S. presidential election to be permitted to gather more evidence. The lawsuit filed last year alleged …

Media Matters has the transcript: GERALDO RIVERA (CO-HOST): I disagree with that about Mayor Adams. JEANINE PIRRO (CO-HOST): Why? Because you like him? Tell me — RIVERA: I not only like him, I respect his attempts to rein in violent crime. PIRRO: What attempt? What attempt, tell me. RIVERA: He’s gone to Governor Hochul, he’s gone to these other politicians. …

“This is the language of totalitarianism. It’s very obvious. And in a functioning system that wanted to remain democratic, people in power would push back against it. “The media business, any responsible person would say, no, you can’t do that. That’s too much power. We can’t vest all the power in one political party. That’s the road to something awful. …

“So, you can go in the store now with 400 bucks, right? If I gave you 400 extra dollars, you can only buy $200 worth of things you could’ve bought a month ago or a year ago. “There’s a chart that shows, a 70-year chart that shows a spike in food at home, the cost. And it’s so interesting to …

“Police believe at least two organized armed gangs are now operating with impunity around Bucktown which means the gangs are in charge now. That’s what the collapse of civilization looks like, but it’s now normal in Chicago. “In Chicago right now, taxpayers are more likely to be the victims of crime than criminals are to be punished for it. So, …

Media Matters has the transcript: So, you’re not allowed to ask, “Well, how will this affect me if that guy, who can’t think clearly, is selected to the United States Senate?” That’s impolite. They do this on so many issues and they’re doing it with him and it works. Most people just shut up. It’s considered completely out of bounds …

“This guy is insane. He just came out and said that Republicans are a threat to democracy. This is the guy and the FBI that just rigged the last election and then raided his political opponent’s house. Trump got impeached for asking to investigate Joe Biden. Joe Biden actually is investigating Donald Trump. No one’s talking about abuse of power. …

Homocon Jim Hoft writes at The Gateway Pundit: The brainless left was at it again this weekend. Gay activists hung a sign reading “top secret nuclear documents” inside from the Trump Tower in New York City on Sunday. The obedient left will believe anything. Two weeks ago the FBI leaked another fake item to The New York Times that President …

The Daily Beast reports: During Friday’s broadcast of The Five, Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld proclaimed that he is “pro-disinformation” after a co-host recalled her encounters with online disinformation regarding the effect of the COVID-19 vaccine on pregnancies. The disinformation that Jessica Tarlov described originated from a small but influential group of people that the Center for Countering Digital Hate called …

Popular Information reports: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), his campaign, and the Florida Republican Party have launched a coordinated attack on Karla Hernández, the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida. They claim Hernández, as president of the United Teachers of Dade (UTD) union, “protected a sexual predator for years and accompanied him through numerous investigations into his sexual assaults …

“They shot that fucking plane out of the sky. Yeah. They ‘crashed it into the ground to save the White House’? Get the fuck out of here. “They found the wreckage — the wreckage was spread out over miles. Now, in a plane crash, the wreckage does not spread for miles. “But when you blow something up in the air, …

The Washington Post reports: Some of the biggest stars on Fox News are being compelled to answer questions about their coverage of the 2020 presidential election as a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit from an election technology company that claims its reputation was ruined by the network’s airing of baseless fraud allegations picks up steam. Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems last …

Media Matters reports: One America News Network is treating former President Donald Trump’s call for an immediate redo of the 2020 election not only as plausible, but as deserved. On the morning of August 29, former president Donald Trump posted to Truth Social that the only “REMEDY” for “massive FRAUD & ELECTION INTERFERENCE” in 2020 was either to “declare [Trump] …

The New York Times reports: Some of the biggest names at Fox News have been questioned, or are scheduled to be questioned in the coming days, by lawyers representing Dominion Voting Systems in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against the network, as the election technology company presses ahead with a case that First Amendment scholars say is extraordinary in its …

The New York Daily News reports: Enraged that John Fetterman turned down invitations to appear on his Fox News program, right-wing broadcaster Sean Hannity threatened to sue the Democratic Senate candidate during a dizzying Tuesday night rant, where he also complained he was being used as a pawn in Fetterman’s fundraising efforts. “As of now, the Fetterman campaign is failing …