Article in Al Jezerra by Staff, 9/3/26
Headline: “Trump calls media ‘treasonous scum’ over reports of low Iran war munitions”
“US President Trump has again pushed back on media reports detailing dangerously low munitions stockpiles as the US-Israel war on Iran stretches into its seventh month.
“In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said the military was producing munitions at ‘levels never seen before” and has “far more than we could ever use’. . .”
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Article in The Guardian by Mehdi Hassan, 9/1/26
Headline: “The media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook”
Subhead: “Mike Rogers isn’t merely campaigning alongside a controversial supporter. His campaign put an extremist on its faith leadership team”
“Turn on cable news. Pick up a newspaper. Log on to Twitter. It doesn’t seem to matter where you get your political news: for the past month, the leftist Twitch streamer has become one of the dominant subjects of coverage, conversation and controversy surrounding the crucial Michigan Senate race between the Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and the Republican Mike Rogers. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/hasan-piker-mike-rogers-media
Article in The Daily Beast by Lauren Hartley, 8/31/26
Headline: “MS NOW Star Torches Trump On-Air For ”Rage Posting’ Against NBC Host”
Subhead: “The journalist sounded the alarm on Trump’s tendency to kill the messenger”
“MS NOW’s Peter Alexander blasted President Donald Trump on air on Monday, saying, ‘The truth is still the truth, and you deserve to know it, whether a president likes it or not.’
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“Alexander’s remark came after Trump attacked the journalist’s former colleague, Meet the Press host Kristen Welker.
“On Sunday, Welker said on D.C.’s local NBC station that there had been “mixed results” for Trump’s endorsed candidates. . .”
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Article in Media Matters by Hanne MacDonald & Reed McMaster, 8/26/26
Headline: “Right-wing media repeated Trump administration claims that over 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote — now that “inflated” number is falling apart”
Subhead: “Right-wing media personalities used unsubstantiated figures from DHS to push for the SAVE America Act and to cast further doubt on election security”
Right-wing media ran with unsubstantiated claims from the Trump administration that the Department of Homeland Security found hundreds of thousands of noncitizens registered to vote in federal elections, often using the figures to cast doubt on state election systems and to push for voting restrictions like the SAVE America Act. However, new reporting shows the administration’s numbers are falling apart. . .”
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Article in Media Matters by John Knefel, 8/28/26
Headline: “The delusional right-wing media figures declaring victory in Iran”
Subhead: “The Trump administration’s war of aggression against Iran has failed to achieve its stated objectives. Just don’t tell that to its most die-hard sycophants.”
“Fox News’ Sean Hannity, as reliable a hack for the Trump administration as you can find on cable news, argued on August 19 that the president hadn’t gotten enough “credit” for stopping Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb. (Of course, an obvious consequence of bombing a country, assassinating its leadership, and threatening to destroy its entire civilization is that the new government, entirely rationally, is more interested than ever in developing a nuclear deterrent to avoid such attacks being repeated.). . .”
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Article in The Babylon Bee, by Staff, 8/22/26
Headline: “New Press Secretary To Just Be Picture Of Scott Jennings Doing That Face”
“. . . The White House has announced that the new Press Secretary will just be a poster-sized photo of Scott Jennings doing that face he does.
“After a week of searching for a replacement for Karoline Leavitt, the White House settled on a 27 inch by 40 inch inkjet poster of the face Jennings makes to the camera when liberal CNN panelists make foolish statements.
“‘We love what Scott’s face brings to the table,” said President Trump. . .You can feel the disdain for the losers and haters. That’s what the journalists here are, losers and haters, so it’s a great fit’. . .”
“The White House Press Corps was outraged by the decision, stating that the lack of an actual human Press Secretary would grossly inhibit their ability as independent media to hold the government accountable for its actions.
” ‘How can an independent media function when the government will not allow us to even ask questions of a real Press Secretary?’ cried a CNN reporter. The photo of Scott Jennings, however, only smirked in response. . .”
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https://babylonbee.com/news/new-press-secretary-to-just-be-picture-of-scott-jennings-doing-that-face
Article in Common Dreams by Julia Conley, 8/21/26
Headline: “In Post-Primary Media Tour, Angie Nixon Refuses to Take Corporate Media’s Bait on Hasan Piker, DSA”
Subhead: “I am actually focused on Florida and making sure that I’m talking to voters here, to uplift their needs and their concerns,’ said the progressive Democrat. ‘And so that’s what my focus is going to be over the next 76 days.”
“The corporate media has spent months helping to push the narrative that progressive Democratic candidates are anti-American and have radical foreign policy views . . .”
“But Nixon (D-13) suggested Thursday night she prefers to discuss her desire to represent working Florida residents’ interests in the Senate over the topics that news anchors are eager to talk about. . .”
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/angie-nixon-senate
Article in Status by Brett LoGiurato, 8/21/26
Headline: “The Media’s Fake Poll Flub”
Subhead: “A fake polling firm fooled Rupert Murdoch’s California Post and local outlets, exposing how quickly bogus numbers can become news and raising fresh questions about reporting standards.”
“Earlier this week, the California Post, the fledgling Los Angeles-based tabloid of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, reported a shocking story about a bogus poll from a fake firm called ‘Median Strategies’ that fooled everyone up to the city’s mayor, Karen Bass.
“The story featured a comment from Bass, whose office demanded that those behind it face the ‘full force of the law.’ It ended with a comment from a veteran political consultant who said that ‘whoever is responsible for this ought to be exposed.’. . .”
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Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz, 8/19/26
Headline: “Fox & Friends, echoing GOP memo, runs cover against ‘far-left’ data center opposition”
“Republican leaders who fear that the furious, bipartisan backlash against AI data centers could cost their party in the midterm election are getting help from their loyal propagandists at Fox News. On its flagship morning show, the network’s hosts and contributors are attempting to convince viewers to support data centers by telling them that the ‘far left’ is behind the opposition. . .”
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Article in Common Dreams by Roger Bybee, 8/7/26
Headline: “Establishment Media: Narrow Wisconsin Loss for Hong Is Massive Defeat for the Left”
Subhead: “Her defeat was welcomed by conventional media and pundits impatiently awaiting some sign that a wave of progressive victories was finally being halted by sensibly moderate Midwestern voters. But is this accurate?”
“Mainstream media voices reflexively advising ‘moderate’ politics for the Democrats have unveiled a comfortably reassuring explanation of the razor-thin 3,796-vote defeat of democratic socialist Francesca Hong. . .”
Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary provided the opportunity to serve up a pre-baked narrative favored by many journalists. Following democratic socialist Francesca Hong’s narrow defeat. . . ‘The socialists met their match,’ The New York Times concluded smugly. . .”
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https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/media-wrong-hong-s-defeat