The Media Research Center rushed to defend a Republican congressman accused to leading a tour of the Capitol complex in which suspicious behavior occurred. In a June 15 post, Kevin Tober clung…
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MRC Hypes Chicago Crime To Distract From Gun Massacre In Chicago Suburb
When right-wingers bring up crime in Chicago, it’s usually to advance a narrative or deflect from something. The Media Research Center’s “news” division, CNSNews.com, loves to do it, mostly for the former….
MRC Plays Whataboutism With Badly Behaving GOP Senate Candidate
The Media Research Center is incapable of unequivocally criticizing a fellow conservative — any criticism just be couched in whataboutism to push a narrative of equivalence with Democrats, no matter how foul…
MRC’s Attempt To Discredit 1/6 Hearing Witness’ Testimony Doesn’t Age Well
How devastating was former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony at the June 28 hearing of the House committee looking into the Capitol riot, particularly her account of Donald Trump lunging at…
MRC’s Double Standard On Graphic Photos Of Dead Children
The Media Research Center’s Alex Christy loudly complained in a June 2 post about the idea that graphic images of the victims of gun massacres should be made public as a way…
MRC Hates Crossover Dems In GOP Primaries — But Loved Limbaugh’s ‘Operation Chaos’
Media Research Center executive Tim Graham devoted a June 14 post to complaining that not enough attention was being given to Democrats supporting extremist Republicans in GOP primaries in the hope of having an…
After Buffalo Massacre, MRC Tries To Whitewash, Redefine Replacement Theory
We’ve documented how the Media Research Center was totally on board with replacement theory — the white supremacist-based conspiracy theory that Democrats are replacing white Americans with swarthy-looking immigrants to boost their…
MRC Defended Tucker Carlson’s Replacement Theory Conspiracy Before Buffalo Shooting
The Media Research Center was a promoter and defender of the right-wing replacement theory conspiracy well before the racist perpetrator of the mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store spouted it…
MRC Sharpened Knives, Spread Narratives To Attack SCOTUS Nominee Jackson
The Media Research Center’s war on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began before she was even nominated, attacking any possible nominee President Biden would name as a radical. When was nominated,…
MRC Predictably Pans Biden’s State of the Union Address
The Media Research Center’s coverage of President Biden’s State of the Union address was what you’d expect from a right-wing narrative factory — lots of emphasis on denigrating Biden and trashing his…