The Media Research Center did its usual distraction-and-whataboutism routine (with added conspiracy theories) when Donald Trump faced his fourth (yes, fourth) indictment. But a number of other Trump advisers and hangers-on were…
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Flashback: MRC Started The Year With The Usual Kneejerk Defense Of Guns
We know the Media Research Center is all about kneejerk defense of guns despite the carnage they help cause. But it’s been a while since we checked in on how it’s defending…
MRC Defends Moms For Liberty After Its Extremism Is Exposed
The Media Research Center has long been a fan of the right-wing group Moms for Liberty. The group made it into the MRC’s victim narrative in an August 2022 post after its…
MRC’s DeSantis Defense Brigade Stayed Salty About Botched Launch
Having labored to defend Ron DeSantis from his botched campaign launch and an NAACP travel advisory for Florida (and even his alleged comedy chops), the Media Research Center’s DeSantis Defense Brigade was…
MRC’s Whataboutism On Fox News-Dominion Settlement Continued
The Media Research Center found even more ways to minimize and play whataboutism over Fox News paying Dominion $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit. An April 22 “flashback” post by Rich…
After Years Of Feuding, MRC Makes Up With CPAC, Uses It To Promote Its Agenda
The Media Research Center has had hot-and-cold relations with the conservative political gathering CPAC over the years — one year MRC chief Brent Bozell withdrew all his subordinates from the conference in…
MRC Exploits Ohio Train Derailment To Push Anti-Biden Agenda
Media Research Center didn’t care about the derailment of a train in East Palestine, Ohio, carrying hazardous chemicals when it happened on Feb. 3. It was only when it decided it could…
MRC Making A Space As PR Agent For DeSantis’ Upcoming Presidential Bid
After serving as a press agent for Ron DeSantis’ re-election campaign for Florida governor, the Media Research Center has moved on to serving as the press agent for DeSantis’ presumed 2024 presidential…
MRC Continued Hypocritically Hammering On Biden Classified Documents Story
The Media Research Center’s gloating over President Biden’s classified document kerfuffle — and complaining about people continually pointing out that it’s nothing like Donald Trump’s document hoarding — continued from where we…
Post-Election, MRC Continued To Serve As DeSantis’ PR Agent
After Republican Ron DeSantis won re-election as Florida governor — a campaign for which his fanboys at the Media Research Center served effectively as a campaign press agent — the MRC continued…