A June 9 Newsmax article was quite literally a press release about itself, even though it was oddly credited to “Newsmax wires”: Newsmax Inc. is pleased to announce that it will seek…
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Newsmax Caught Editing Interviews — Under Orders From Ruddy
Newsmax has had a bit of a streak lately in making substantial and dishonest edits to on-air interviews. Mediaite caught one on Feb. 27: Viewers who caught Tuesday’s edition of Frontline on Newsmax were…
Newsmax Still Sniping At Fox News While Tooting Its Own Horn
One thing Newsmax loves to do is tweak its Fox News competition by portraying it as dying while Newsmax is on the asendency, as well as hyping any controversy that could be…
Newsmax Returns To DirecTV — But Has To Walk Back Its Previous Attacks
After more than 258 articles attacking DirecTV for dropping its TV channel and trying to goad Republican politicians into demanding government interference into a business decision, Newsmax mysteriously stopped the attacks after…
Newsmax DirecTV Victimhood Watch, With Added Ruddy Falsehoods
Newsmax entered week 6 of self-proclaimed victimhood over getting dropped by DirecTV with more of the same: With these 10 articles, Newsmax has published at least 238 articles attacking DirecTV for dropping…
Newsmax Still Screaming Victimhood In Week 2 Of DirecTV Deplatforming
Newsmax entered its second week of loudly screaming victimhood and dishonestly elevating DirecTV dropping its TV channel in a business dispute into a “censorship” case and trying to get the government to…
Newsmax’s Ruddy Won’t Blame Trump For GOP Midterm Failures
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy spent a Nov. 29 column complaining that Republicans’ poor performance in the midterm elections was being blamed on Donald Trump and right-wing positions on abortion: Since Election Day…
Newsmax Still Bashing Fox’s Carlson For Supporting Russia — But Airs Its Own Pro-Russia Rhetoric
Newsmax has continued to lash out at Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for effectively taking Russia’s side in the Ukraine conflict — but it has also forwarded some pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine rhetoric of its…
Trump Buddy Ruddy Runs To Defense of Trump Organization
We know Newsmax is doing what it can to stay in the good graces of Donald Trump, and CEO Christopher Ruddy’s July 6 column, complaining about charges of corruption against officials in…
Newsmax Still Sending Conflicting Messages On COVID Vaccine
Newsmax has gotten itself into a spot of bother as COVID-19 vaccine hestitancy has grown among conservatives — and particularly among people who watch Newsmax. A recent survey found that viewers of…