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MediaApple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans
An analysis by the Media Research Center found Apple News ran 84 negative headlines on Republican priorities and zero positive ones in the latter half of September. The MRC also reported that three of Apple News' top stories in September were sourced from right-leaning outlets compared to 383 from left-leaning ones.
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Media · United StatesHasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over edited video
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against conservative commentator Scott Jennings, seeking $72.5 million. Piker alleges Jennings used an edited video to falsely portray him as advocating for the lynching of Black Americans.
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MediaKen LaCorte says Fox News ignored Kimberly Guilfoyle corruption claims
Former Fox News executive Ken LaCorte has accused the network of ignoring corruption allegations against Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News employee now serving as ambassador to Greece. LaCorte stated the lack of reporting was a conscious choice by middle management.
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Media · United StatesSenator Moreno asks FCC to investigate ABC News over Anduril report
Senator Bernie Moreno has requested the Federal Communications Commission investigate ABC News. The call comes after the network removed and revised a report concerning investments linked to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and the defense contractor Anduril Industries.
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MediaJimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction
Jimmy Kimmel has drawn attention to Donald Trump's suggestion that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego. Kimmel contrasted the White House and Fox News's defence of Trump's remarks with their criticism of his own jokes, calling the situation 'glaring hypocrisy'. He stated he would report Trump to the FCC.
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Politics · United StatesProtesters Sue Benny Johnson for Defamation Over ICE Videos
Kyle Frankovich and Maureen Foody are suing Benny Johnson for defamation, alleging he falsely portrayed them as 'left-wing terrorists' and violent extremists in videos produced during a protest outside an ICE facility. The lawsuit stems from content Johnson created while embedded with Homeland Security officials.
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Media · United StatesKimmel's Talarico interview moves to YouTube, gains millions of views
An interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, pulled from ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" due to FCC pressure, has garnered millions of views on YouTube. The move has sparked debate about censorship and the role of the FCC in broadcast content.
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MediaCBC guidance on calling 9/11 'terrorist attacks' draws criticism
Canada's public broadcaster, CBC, has reportedly issued internal guidance advising journalists not to refer to the September 11 attacks as 'terrorist attacks' without attribution. The guidance, which suggests alternative phrasing, has drawn criticism from politicians and media watchdogs.
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MediaStudy claims Apple, Google News favor outlets backing Democrats
A Media Research Center study alleges that Apple News and Google News promote outlets that have exclusively endorsed Democratic presidential candidates since 1988. The platforms' algorithms are questioned for political diversity.
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Health · United StatesNIH director clashes with CBS host over vaccine trust after CDC shooting
A heated exchange on CBS’s Face the Nation saw the acting CDC director blame media coverage and pandemic policies for eroded trust in health agencies. The White House later rebuked the interview, while right-rated outlets led on Bhattacharya’s pushback against the host’s framing.
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Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci contempt vote
Christine Grady, wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, raised her middle finger to a photographer outside their Washington, DC home on 7 August 2026. The incident followed a Senate committee vote to hold Fauci in contempt, with outlets on the right and left reporting the gesture but differing in emphasis and framing.
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Half the stories one side ignores, it runs a day later
Of the 93 stories flagged as missing from one side of the spectrum, 68 carried enough rated outlets to judge — and 34 of those had since been picked up by the side that first ignored them. A blindspot is a snapshot, not a verdict.
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The outlets every rater calls centre — and why the AP is not one
There is no unbiased news source, but there is a checkable version of the question: which outlets do all three rating organisations independently call centre? Of the 141 rated by all three, 50 get a unanimous verdict and 30 of those are centre.
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The media bias charts disagree with each other on most outlets
Three organisations publish the bias charts people search for, and they are not measuring quite the same thing. Counted across 338 outlets rated by at least two of them, 197 get different verdicts — and on 141 outlets rated by all three, only 50 are unanimous.
6 min read - Politics · United States
RFK Jr. clashes with CNN’s Dana Bash over pandemic response
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CNN’s Dana Bash traded sharp remarks during an interview about pandemic preparedness, with Bash rejecting his claim of press malpractice and correcting his assertion that she lacked scientific expertise. The exchange went viral for its confrontational tone.
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