Articles: fake news Archives - American Thinker

Media zombie wonders how Americans could possibly vote for President Trump May 28, 2024 Jack Hellner The problem with Democrats, especially the ones in the media, is that they are lacking common sense or a brain.

NYT’s Maggie Haberman mocks President Trump as a man who ‘lives in the 1980s’ May 27, 2024 Jack Hellner The deflection and projection are surreal.

Good vs. evil? ‘Fake news!’ say leftists May 24, 2024 Eric Utter The condolences, moments of silence, and thoughts and prayers for the Butcher of Iran were really too much.

The democrats pretend…. May 23, 2024 Patricia McCarthy Who do they think they are fooling?

CNN reporter has dinner with Trump supporters, implies a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde dynamic May 8, 2024 Jack Hellner On the surface, Trump supporters are “well-educated and successful” but underneath, we’re monsters…because we want to make America great again.

Has a corporate media recalibration begun? April 15, 2024 Marcus Ebenhack Could it be that nine years after the ascent of Trump, and everything that they have done to demonize not only him but those who support him as well, that they’re waking up to the irreparable harm they’ve done?

NYT ignores the adage about stones and glass house and runs a hit piece on Trump and The National Enquirer April 11, 2024 Jack Hellner The leftwing outlet pretends to care about an alleged scheme to “catch and kill” unfavorable stories—but this basically defines the modern Democrat media.

FBI alleged a decrease in crime rates, but then an independent group of analysts dug a little deeper and found otherwise April 9, 2024 Olivia Murray Fake stats everywhere—did these bureaucrats receive their numerical training from the Ministry of Plenty?

Maureen Dowd quotes Shakespeare and everyone swoons April 8, 2024 M. Walter Mo cheapens Shakespeare to argue that the first president in a century to not start a new war is somehow the candidate with “bloodlust” in his heart.

Former ESPN host reveals that her 2021 Biden interview was scripted April 4, 2024 Rajan Laad President Trump is absolutely right to brand the corrupt media as the enemy of the people.

A lying media equates to election interference April 3, 2024 Jack Hellner The media spends a lot of time intentionally misleading (lying) to the public while burying truthful information that is destructive to the Democrat agenda.

Journalists warned to stop stealing souvenirs from Air Force One April 2, 2024 Rajan Laad Democrats are so used to taking what doesn’t belong to them, they just can’t help themselves.

Politico links humor with authoritarianism April 1, 2024 Eric Utter If Trump weren’t so funny, you know they’d never make such an irrational connection.

Arizona Democrat Katie Hobbs certifying her own election in her favor seems like an actual ‘threat to democracy’ December 4, 2022 Jack Hellner Any word from the paper with the motto “Democracy Dies in Darkness”? I didn’t think so….

Washington Post journalist praises a bureaucrat, misses the irony December 2, 2022 Jack Hellner Imagine, if you will, a world where the media actually cared about real journalism.

Establishment commentators ignore truth to favor Democrat tales October 12, 2022 Jack Hellner In a completely backwards analysis, Juan Williams finds that it's the Republicans who refuse to acknowledge what's true.

New piece in the NYT is projection at its finest September 22, 2022 Jack Hellner Establishment media parrot Biden's message that ordinary Americans are a "big" threat to America.

It is no wonder most people don't trust the media since they frequently bury truthful stories while endlessly running false stories January 21, 2022 Jack Hellner More than a year after the 2020 election, the media and other Democrats are still targeting Trump. When they aren't targeting Trump, they are targeting DeSantis with garbage stories.

Are the FakeNews Polls a Setup for Post-Election Chaos? October 19, 2020 Brian C. Joondeph If Trump wins easily, which is my prediction, then the narrative is set for accusations that Trump cheated, with the help of -- who else? -- the Russians

MSM going for new record: 4 major outlets run fake news stories in only 10 hours yesterday February 12, 2020 Thomas Lifson Keep it up, MSM! You're becoming an involuntary asset for the GOP.

Prominent Trump- and Fox News-hater gets punked by a joke about POTUS – and then writes a fake news story January 12, 2020 Peter Barry Chowka A leading light of the MSM and MSNBC takes the bait from Republican pollster Frank Luntz and falls flat on his face

Fake News at the OK Corral December 28, 2019 Brian C. Joondeph Since when is the OK symbol a hate symbol?

Fake news, phony crisis: Celebrities spread false photos of burning Amazon rainforest August 24, 2019 Monica Showalter ...in a bid to create a crisis. The pipeline to fake news has already begun producing.

WaPo, NYT writers humiliated yesterday after separate fake news attacks almost immediately shown to be false June 12, 2019 Thomas Lifson It’s almost as if writers at the two most important newspapers in America want to be identified as fake news purveyors.

Daily Beast slimed Trump sons with fake news claim they skipped out on tab at Irish pub June 9, 2019 Thomas Lifson We are at a point where skepticism is necessary any time a media outlet reports negative news about Donald Trump or any members of his family.

Fake News about Holes in Antarctic Glaciers February 7, 2019 Brian C. Joondeph CNN is breathless, but there are a couple of things the network forgot to consider.

Trump vs. fake news media January 27, 2019 Alison Nichols The irrational hatred directed at our President says more about the media than their target.

Fake news: CNN rejects local San Diego report on border wall because it doesn't support its 'narrative' January 11, 2019 Monica Showalter The broadcasting big is shutting out a local report the network itself commissioned that found that walls work. Nothing like "fake news" for these guys.

New York Times columnist absurdly claims, 'I don't think we have been anti-Trump' January 7, 2019 Thomas Lifson Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

Fired Der Spiegel star reporter took 'fake news' to 11 December 20, 2018 Monica Showalter The entire mainstream press has got egg on its face with this one, given how reporters showered this guy with glory.

Jim VandeHei tries (and fails) to tell journalists how to regain public trust October 28, 2018 Taylor Lewis The twice-successful founder of net-based journals Politico and Axios strikes out

Pay no attention to that koi fish behind the curtain September 16, 2018 Xavier Schafer Yet another conspiracy between the Democratic Party, former Obama Administration officials, and the media has been exposed

#FakeNews NYT has admitted its bias September 8, 2018 Tom Trinko Never forget that the New York Times has publicly admitted that its job isn't providing people with the truth, but ensuring that people vote the way the fake news media want them to vote.

Beyond 'fake news': The reality of the left May 7, 2018 Big Fur Hat How in the world can the left be offended by fake news when the real news about the left is so ludicrous?

The Fake News Follies on local TV stations April 1, 2018 Thomas Lifson Hilarious video of local TV news editorials reading the same script on "fake news." Which is the greater danger: fake news or fake independent media?

With rise of Trump derangement, everyone wants to be a journalist March 22, 2018 Monica Showalter Journalism schools are reporting that applications are soaring.

Legal pushback on fake news purportedly implicating Jared Kushner in financial chicanery January 24, 2018 Thomas Lifson Peddlers of fake news will have a reckonng in court, courtesy of a litigant with very deep pockets

ABC may discover the price of fake news December 3, 2017 Thomas Lifson People lost money thanks to Brian Ross moving the market with his false reporting. He’s been suspended, but will we see lawsuits against him and ABC on behalf of investors who lost money?

Fake news: Real terror July 24, 2017 Avrohom Gordimer The Talmud states that before the Eschatological Era, decency will be replaced by insolence, and normal values will be turned on their head. It sure looks as though we're approaching that point.

CNN Fake News, living up to its name June 27, 2017 Monica Showalter Busted. CNN has been caught in the act again about its agenda-driven journalism.

A Brief History of ‘Fake News’ June 26, 2017 Paul Davis The original concept of fake news was called “disinformation,” an invention of Joseph Stalin, who coined the term.

CNN poobah Jeff Zucker bangs his spoon on his high chair June 22, 2017 John Dietrich CNN chief Jeff Zucker has criticized President Trump's attacks on the press, calling them "unconscionable and dangerous." He's either full of chutzpah or pathological.

Israel: Confronting fake news, one camera at a time June 14, 2017 Gidon BenZvi While the term "fake news" can be traced to a Donald Trump press conference, Israel has long had to grapple with media outlets bending the truth for political gain.

Guess who got busted for ‘fake news’ June 8, 2017 Thomas Lifson A wealthy and well established radical group learned the hard way that fake videos can backfire when media friends resent being roped into a deception.

Busted: NBC withdraws fake news report that Putin 'does not deny having compromising information on President Trump' June 5, 2017 Thomas Lifson In all the excitement over promoting the debut of Megyn Kelly's Sunday night program opposite 60 Minutes, NBC indulged in a fake news Russia conspiracy fantasy and got busted.

When climate change warriors can’t keep their stories straight April 3, 2017 Brian C. Joondeph Lies, built upon lies, eventually become so tangled that the truth may be forever lost down the rabbit hole.

The Fake News Crisis April 1, 2017 David Prentice This nation has faced many a crisis, but not since the outbreak of the Spanish-American War have we had crises of the current magnitude powered by fake news.

Political jiu-jitsu outrages the left in the Age of Trump February 27, 2017 Thomas Lifson Yesterday, another clueless media mandarin, CNN's "media critic" Brian Stelter, inadvertently revealed how badly the cultural (and therefore political) dominance of the left has been damaged by President Trump.

Fake News: Presidential security and the WaPo February 19, 2017 Michael A. Thiac The numbers don't add up.

Snowden as Putin's Love Offering to Trump? Whiff of Fake News February 11, 2017 Monica Showalter What does Putin have to gain by handing over the NSA leaker?

Fake newser whines about fake news December 9, 2016 Ethel C. Fenig The liberal-left hilariously continues its meltdown, unable to comprehend its own is not the natural default position in American society.

Topic: Fake News