Posts tagged “lies”

Fox’s 2020 split screen revealed February 17, 2023
Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled February 16, 2023
Fox News hosts, execs privately doubted 2020 conspiracies shared on air February 16, 2023
Jan. 6 committee yet again debunks Trump claim of 10,000 troops January 4, 2023
Trump’s effort to rewrite history on his support of NATO and Ukraine February 28, 2022
At CPAC, Trump Misleads About Biden, a Russian Pipeline and Gas Prices February 27, 2022
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Fauci to Woo Trump Voters February 7, 2022
GOP effort at Jan. 6 revisionism off to rough start February 7, 2022
Winner & Loser | January 26 January 27, 2022
Tucker Carlson airs his most dishonest and dangerous pandemic segment yet January 26, 2022
Opinion | Behind the latest GOP restrictions on teaching critical race theory: A hidden, toxic goal January 24, 2022
Trump Rally Fact-Check: Covid-19 and Election Falsehoods January 16, 2022
Trump Rally Fact-Check: Covid-19 and Election Falsehoods January 16, 2022
Trump Rally Fact-Check: Covid-19 and Election Falsehoods January 16, 2022
Opinion | The false prophets who inspired the violence on Jan. 6 January 5, 2022
Most Republicans still believe the dangerous falsehood at the heart of Jan. 6 January 3, 2022
Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ endures and poses a threat to U.S. democracy December 23, 2021
No, Trump did not order 10,000 troops to secure the Capitol on Jan. 6 December 15, 2021
Fox News’s shaky veneer collapses December 14, 2021
Trump’s supposed dead voters were either debunked or Republicans October 25, 2021
The Southwest Airlines mess and rumors of a vaccine walkout October 13, 2021
Trump’s never-ending parade of election falsehoods October 12, 2021
Takeaways from Senate report on Trump’s effort to overturn election October 7, 2021
Trump continues to lie, says ‘real insurrection’ happened when he lost election October 6, 2021
A lifelong conservative on the dangers of Donald Trump September 27, 2021
Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Dominion Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows September 21, 2021
It turns out that Trump’s claims of fraud were not scrupulously vetted for accuracy September 21, 2021
False Election Claims in California Reveal a New G.O.P. Normal September 12, 2021
A judge rebukes Donald Trump Jr. for misinformation — as Trump Jr. doubles down on misinformation September 2, 2021
No, the Taliban did not seize $83 billion of U.S. weapons August 31, 2021
Federal judge in Michigan orders pro-Trump lawyers disciplined over lawsuit seeking to overturn 2020 election August 30, 2021
After negotiating with the Taliban, Trump officials criticize Biden for negotiating with the Taliban August 30, 2021
Judge Sanctions Trump Allies And Orders Legal Education For Failed Election Lawsuit August 30, 2021
Pro-Trump lawyers punished by Detroit federal judge for baseless election case August 25, 2021
Trump and Mo Brooks are booed by the monster Trump’s GOP created August 23, 2021
Fact check: Trump officials try to rewrite their Afghanistan history August 22, 2021
Campaign rhetoric over sex education heats up New Jersey’s gubernatorial race August 21, 2021
Off the rails: Trump’s failed 11th-hour military withdrawal campaign August 13, 2021
Giuliani admits you can’t believe him August 13, 2021
Giuliani to Justice Dept. agents probing ‘big surprise’: It’s okay to ‘throw a fake’ August 13, 2021
Migrants not the cause of Florida COVID surge August 11, 2021
Some Republicans Blame Migrants For COVID-19 Surges. Doctors Say They’re Scapegoating August 11, 2021
Opinion | Who Trump Thinks Is Really to Blame for the Covid Surge August 8, 2021
DeSantis’s effort to blame Biden for the covid surge in Florida August 6, 2021
Judge sanctions lawyers for bringing 2020 election conspiracy lawsuit August 5, 2021
Stefanik surely knows more than her ‘Socialist healthcare schemes’ tweet suggests August 5, 2021
Scalise’s misleading clip job claiming ‘vaccine misinformation’ by Democrats August 5, 2021
Already Distorting Jan. 6, G.O.P. Now Concocts Entire Counternarrative July 31, 2021
The GOP falsehood that Pelosi turned down National Guard before Jan. 6 July 30, 2021
Trump’s false election fraud claims fuel Michigan GOP meltdown July 30, 2021
The false GOP claim that Pelosi turned down National Guard before Jan. 6 attack July 28, 2021
Opinion | The heroes of Jan. 6 expose the lies that Republicans keep telling us July 28, 2021
Opinion | As Jan. 6 hearings begin, Republicans side with the terrorists July 28, 2021
Donald Trump has completed his journey toward embracing Capitol rioters July 12, 2021
In ramp-up to 2022 midterms, Republican candidates center pitches on Trump’s false election claims July 5, 2021
In an attack on Bill Barr, Trump repeats a favorite falsehood about the 2020 election June 30, 2021
‘Nightmare Scenario’ book excerpt: Inside the extraordinary effort to save Trump from covid-19 June 24, 2021
New Videos Of U.S. Capitol Riot On Jan. 6 Show Violence Against Police Officers June 19, 2021
Leader of companies that pushed ‘Italygate’ election conspiracy theory falsely claimed $30 million mansion was her home June 19, 2021
The GOP’s gaslighting on Biden, Putin and Trump June 18, 2021
Tucker Carlson’s baseless conspiracy theory that FBI ‘organized’ Jan. 6 June 18, 2021
The misleading claim that Biden would raise taxes $28,000 per household June 18, 2021
Trump’s new chief spokeswoman, Liz Harrington, has been a serial promoter of election lies June 18, 2021
No, there is no evidence that the F.B.I. organized the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. June 18, 2021
Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame June 10, 2021
The alleged Fauci ‘smoking gun’ emails June 5, 2021
Trump pushes Wuhan lab leak theory and targets Fauci June 5, 2021
Surveys show Trump supporters’ degree of dedication to the ‘big lie’ May 22, 2021
The GOP’s contortions on Trump and the ‘stolen’ election grow bigger May 22, 2021
Rep. Andrew Clyde who compared Capitol riot to ‘normal tourist visit’ barricaded House doors, photos show May 22, 2021
Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows May 15, 2021
Biden orders flags flown at half-staff — then orders them back up, as two events collide May 15, 2021
Here’s How Disinformation Drives Voting Laws May 14, 2021
Trump isn’t the only example of the risks posed by ignoring aggressive rhetoric May 13, 2021
Opinion | The GOP’s past election lies led to Trump’s big one May 13, 2021
Republicans recast Jan. 6 attack on Capitol by pro-Trump mob as ?normal tourist visit? May 12, 2021
Elise Stefanik set to replace Cheney with support from Trump May 12, 2021
Ron Johnson’s unscientific use of vaccine and death data May 12, 2021
Arizona Voting Review Faces More Questions May 10, 2021
Chris Ruddy and Newsmax went all-in on Trump. Now they might pay a price for it. May 6, 2021
U.S. Justice Department worried about Arizona vote recount May 6, 2021
Cruz, Hawley dwarf potential 2024 rivals in fundraising May 6, 2021
Tucker Carlson’s sloppiest, most dangerous vaccine segment yet May 6, 2021
Despite GOP rhetoric, there have been fewer than two dozen charged cases of voter fraud since the election May 4, 2021
Opinion | Elected Republicans are lying with open eyes. Their excuses are disgraceful. May 4, 2021
Faulty math: The claim that Biden’s infrastructure plan costs $850,000 per job April 22, 2021
The great capitulation of Trump’s voter fraud crusade April 12, 2021
Fact Check: Georgia Vs. Colorado On Mail-In Voting, IDs, Lines April 7, 2021
Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot: Reuters/Ipsos poll April 5, 2021
The GOP claim that only 5 to 7 percent of Biden’s plan is for ‘real infrastructure’ April 5, 2021
Opinion | Arizona Republicans’ desperate crusade to find nonexistent voter fraud April 4, 2021
The bogus claim that Democrats seek to register ‘illegal aliens’ to vote March 31, 2021
Fact check: Madison Cawthorn falsely claimed there are ‘zero dollars’ spent on homeless veterans. It’s actually more than $2 billion this year March 23, 2021
How Senator Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government March 21, 2021
Ron Johnson’s misleading citation of data to back his ‘concern’ about BLM protesters March 19, 2021
USPS: ‘No evidence’ in mail ballot fraud case cited by Republicans March 18, 2021
Intelligence report rebukes claims by Trump officials on China March 17, 2021
The blurry line between combating ‘fraud’ and just making voting harder March 15, 2021
What do domestic extremists and ISIS have in common? A social media strategy March 15, 2021
Opinion | The GOP strategy for crippling Biden and retaking power is hiding in plain sight March 13, 2021
GOP falsely blaming Pelosi for leaving Capitol defenseless March 5, 2021
How Online Disinformation Will Keep Expanding In 2021 March 5, 2021
The one simple tell that reveals Fox News’s Seuss obsession for what it is March 4, 2021
A convenient new fiction: There was no ‘attack on the White House’ last year March 3, 2021
Opinion | Why are we ‘bailing out’ Texas’s reckless decisions on covid-19? March 3, 2021
Trumpism, not traditional conservatism, grips Republicans in the aftermath of defeat. March 2, 2021
Trump falsely claims he ‘requested’ 10,000 troops rejected by Pelosi March 2, 2021
Opinion | Running an election flawlessly just isn’t good enough for vote-suppressing Florida Republicans March 2, 2021
Conspiracy Theories Spread Rapidly Because Of Trump, Social Media, Experts Say March 2, 2021
Truthiness, Trump and the GOP March 2, 2021
Many Charged In Jan. 6 Riot Refute Baseless Claim That Antifa Stormed Capitol March 2, 2021
Trump supporters are still pushing false claims that antifa was behind the Capitol riot. March 1, 2021
Rewriting January 6th: Republicans and conservatives push fictional accounts of Capitol riot March 1, 2021
Disinformation Fuels Distrust And Even Violence At All Levels Of Government March 1, 2021
Jim Crow Is Not Dead… And Why We Should Care February 28, 2021
Biden’s pick for HHS sued the Trump administration, not a group of nuns February 26, 2021
At CPAC in Orlando, Trump and his falsehoods will take center stage February 25, 2021
Dissecting the House GOP spin against Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill February 25, 2021
Opinion | Republicans’ Texas nonsense shows us the future the GOP wants February 23, 2021
How the effort to deny the reality of the Jan. 6 attack is evolving February 23, 2021
It is time to break up Big Tech February 19, 2021
Opinion | Texas shows that when you cannot govern, you lie. A lot. February 17, 2021
Disasters in Republican-run places keep somehow proving how bad Democrats are at running things February 17, 2021
Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy February 17, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames wind turbines, Green New Deal for power grid outages February 17, 2021
Trump attorneys falsely claim he was denied ‘due process’ February 13, 2021
Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ was bigger than just a stolen election February 12, 2021
It didn’t take long for Trump’s attorneys to blame Jan. 6 on antifa February 12, 2021
LeDuff: My Last Words on Detroit Election Fraud: It Didn’t Happen February 10, 2021
Trump’s political operation paid more than $3.5 million to Jan. 6 organizers February 10, 2021
Trump’s lawyers say he was immediately ‘horrified’ by the Capitol attack. Here’s what his allies and aides said really happened that day. February 9, 2021
Coronavirus live updates: Biden says Trump administration overstated the number of vaccine doses available February 8, 2021
Trump Shifted Campaign-Donor Money Into His Private Business After Losing The Election (bad URL) February 5, 2021
The Conspiracy Theory-Driven Threats Georgia Election Workers Faced February 5, 2021
Smartmatic files $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News over bogus election-fraud claims February 4, 2021
Rick Scott’s zombie claim about voter fraud in 2018 February 2, 2021
As Trump Raked In Cash Denying His Loss, Little Went to Actual Legal Fight February 1, 2021
77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election January 31, 2021
Opinion | The GOP isn’t doomed. It’s dead. January 30, 2021
Opinion | A Letter to My Conservative Friends January 28, 2021
The Republican Party is not in a position to now take a hard line on conspiracy theories January 28, 2021
The longer Trump was president the more frequently he made false or misleading claims January 23, 2021
Sen. Tom Cotton campaigned on his “experience as an Army Ranger” — but he didn’t have any January 23, 2021
Trump Campaign Paid Organizers of Pre-Riot Rally $2.7 Million January 22, 2021
Fact check: 11 false claims Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has tweeted in the last month - CNNPolitics January 21, 2021
Why did Amazon wait until Biden’s inauguration to offer help with vaccine distribution? January 21, 2021
Calls Intensify to Censure Giuliani for His Work as Trump’s Lawyer January 21, 2021
Poli Sci 101: The course Trumpers didn’t take January 21, 2021
Dominion Voting Systems threatens to sue Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, over false claims January 19, 2021
What will Trump’s legacy be after leaving office? January 19, 2021
Deceptions in the time of the ‘alternative facts’ president January 19, 2021
‘Disinformation can be a very lucrative business, especially if you’re good at it,’ media scholar says January 19, 2021
Trump’s 1776 Commission Critiques Liberalism in Report Derided by Historians January 18, 2021
The Trump presidency was marked by battles over truth itself January 18, 2021
Republicans call for unity but won’t acknowledge Biden won fairly January 17, 2021
How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack January 17, 2021
Trump’s Twitter and Facebook ban is already working January 17, 2021
Can The Forces Unleashed By Trump’s Big Election Lie Be Undone? January 16, 2021
The 15 most notable lies of Donald Trump’s presidency January 16, 2021
Trump’s ‘Law and Order’: One More Deceptive Tactic Is Exposed January 16, 2021
Justice Dept. ends Pennsylvania election investigation, finding ‘insufficient evidence’ January 15, 2021
Statement - American Thinker January 15, 2021
Majorities oppose rioters, hold Trump responsible and favor his removal, Post-ABC poll finds. January 14, 2021
How years of disinformation led to an insurrection at the Capitol January 12, 2021
The American Abyss January 9, 2021
Opinion | Republican ‘populism’ is a fraud December 30, 2020
Hiding Covid-19: How the Trump Administration Suppresses Photography of the Pandemic December 27, 2020
Opinion | Who’s going to tell the GOP base that they’re being scammed? December 8, 2020
Analysis | Trump relies on right-wing cable news to launder his false claims about fraud November 30, 2020
Analysis | Debunking Trump allies’ latest arguments about fraud in the 2020 election November 30, 2020
Opinion | The Rotting of the Republican Mind November 26, 2020
Analysis | Fact-checking Trump’s cellphone rant of election falsehoods November 26, 2020
Perspective | The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it. November 20, 2020
All Trump has are lies about fraud November 19, 2020
Analysis | The Trump campaign was not denied access to Philadelphia’s ballot count November 19, 2020
Analysis | Trump’s own lawyers keep undermining his voter fraud claims November 19, 2020
When Michigan Republicans Refused to Certify Votes, It Wasn’t Normal November 18, 2020
Trump, allies make frantic steps to overturn Biden victory November 18, 2020
Trump won Florida after running a false ad tying Biden to Venezuelan socialists November 12, 2020
Trump solicits ‘election defense’ donations that also finance his new leadership PAC November 10, 2020
Postal worker recanted allegations of ballot tampering, officials say November 10, 2020
The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud November 10, 2020
‘It’s all noise’: The reality behind Trump’s legal fight November 10, 2020
Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters September 29, 2020
‘Everyone sees the train wreck coming’: Trump reveals his November endgame September 25, 2020
Trump stokes a new threat to Wall Street: Election chaos September 24, 2020
Opinion | Time for Democrats to Call Trump’s Bluff September 24, 2020