Content by Eric Boehlert
We’ll never know how many people are dead because of Rupert Murdoch’s propaganda
Fearful of far-right competitors, the Fox honcho decided to redouble the toxic lies about Covid-19
January 25, 2022, 4:00 PST
Chris Christie’s book flop exposed the absurdity of establishment media’s search for ‘reasonable Republicans’
GOP elites occasionally critical of Trump are celebrated in the centrist press, but they actually have no real constituency
December 16, 2021, 10:47 PST
The GOP embrace of violence is too important for mainstream media outlets to ignore
Corporate media journalists aren’t serving the public’s right to know unless they report the story of how far-right Republicans are trying to develop a paramilitary wing
December 6, 2021, 14:08 PST
American workers are seeking a better deal from employers — by staying out of the job market
Republican governors cut millions of people off their unemployment rolls, but many are staying away from jobs that underpaid
November 18, 2021, 3:00 PST
Virginia’s lesson for Democrats: The mainstream media will not push back against GOP disinformation
Democrats need to realize that the establishment media has no real interest in opposing institutional lying
November 11, 2021, 14:27 PST
The media’s failure in Virginia gubernatorial contest was critical to the race
Far-right websites and shows pumped countless falsehoods into Virginia to help Glenn Youngkin’s gubernatorial campaign
November 4, 2021, 17:29 PDT
Americans have no idea what’s in the Build Back Better bill, because the media won’t tell them
Political journalists continue to focus on the costs of Biden’s domestic policy bill, instead of what it actually does
October 25, 2021, 3:00 PDT
Right-wing media are brainwashing their followers about vaccines, but the mainstream press won’t cover the story
Republicans used to support vaccinations more than Democrats, but the mainstream media won’t explore this story
October 4, 2021, 12:29 PDT
In their obsession over Afghanistan, the media ignored Texas’s far-reaching abortion law
Eager to aid supporters of the occupation, America’s elite journalists ignored authoritarianism much closer to home
September 8, 2021, 0:02 PDT
Media elites are completely failing at their coverage of the U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal
In their eagerness for crisis ratings, American journalists aren’t realizing that the public just wants to get out of Afghanistan
September 1, 2021, 13:33 PDT
As Jan. 6th hearings begin, the Washington press is trying to ‘both-sides’ an insurrection
August 4, 2021, 12:53 PDT
On vaccines, deliberate ignorance shouldn’t be treated the same as hesitance
Coddling delusions doesn’t make them go away, it makes them stronger
July 28, 2021, 13:04 PDT
As Covid infections in GOP areas rise, the danger of disinformation has become undeniable
Many political centrists have long dismissed right-wing media as an irrelevant joke, coronavirus is exposing their error
July 21, 2021, 0:38 PDT
Cable subscribers are being forced to subsidize Fox News, even if they don’t watch it
Hateful hosts like Tucker Carlson alienated advertisers, but it hasn’t harmed FNC’s bottom line
July 8, 2021, 6:30 PDT
Naive mainstream journalists are helping Republicans lie about ‘critical race theory’
Facing low turnout without Donald Trump on 2022 election ballots, GOP activists are manufacturing a fake controversy, with assistance from gullible reporters
June 25, 2021, 8:00 PDT
Arizona Republicans are engaging in fraud, not conducting an ‘audit’
Donald Trump’s most rabid supporters in other states are drawing inspiration from the Arizona GOP’s dishonesty
June 19, 2021, 2:00 PDT
Republicans aren’t being forced to subvert democracy, they are choosing to do it
Mainstream journalists keep claiming, without evidence, that Donald Trump is forcing GOP elites to weaken elections
June 10, 2021, 2:02 PDT
National journalists are still afraid to tell the truth about GOP extremism
Republicans across the country are actively embracing authoritarianism but conventional journalists are acting as if it’s all Trump’s doing
June 4, 2021, 2:00 PDT
The ‘liberal media’ keeps slamming workers as greedy and lazy for not taking low-wage jobs
Journalists supposedly are a bunch of raging leftists, so why do they so rarely discuss stagnant wages?
May 27, 2021, 2:00 PDT
Australia’s leaders are finally speaking out against Rupert Murdoch’s lies, when will America’s?
After decades under the thumb of Murdoch media, some of Australia’s leaders are finally declaring independence
May 20, 2021, 3:00 PDT
Donald Trump lies constantly, but it took the establishment media years to finally report this
After years of avoiding the term, large media outlets are finally beginning to use the word ‘lie’ to describe the former president’s serial deceptions
May 13, 2021, 5:22 PDT
Rick Santorum and CNN’s long history of hiring bigoted and dishonest commentators
While some CNN employees have rightfully begun to call out far-right dishonesty, the network has a long history of enabling shady pundits
May 5, 2021, 13:44 PDT
After years of Trump chaos, Biden realized that the presidency was overexposed, much to the media’s frustration
Journalists are frustrated that the president doesn’t constantly seek attention, but the public is glad to catch a break
April 27, 2021, 3:00 PDT