The Media Research Center has an issue with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen: She’s been much more effective in drawing attention to issues with the company than the MRC has been, despite years…
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Liars, Part 2: The MRC Perpetuates Its School Board Falsehood
We’ve documented how the Media Research Center chose to dishonestly portray a letter written by the National School Boards Association expressing concern over increasingly violent attacks against school board members over mask…
MRC Cheerleads GOP Flirting With Disaster By Opposing Debt Ceiling Hike
The Media Research Center’s messaging on raising the debt ceiling — a big thing before a temporary increase was granted in October — was that Republicans should oppose it because it will…
MRC Labors To Keep Va. GOP Governor Candidate Far (But Not Too Far) From Trump
In its campaigning for Republican Virginia governor candidate Glenn Youngkin, the Media Research Center has had a bit of a task on its hands: defend him from accusations he’s a Trump clone…
MRC’s Uber Driver Complaint Over Texas Abortion Law
The Media Research Center’s Mark Finkelstein ranted in a Sept. 10 post: Journolist is no more. In 2010, the online forum where leftist journalists congregated to decide on the liberal talking points…
Virtue Signaling: Met Gala Makes MRC Reach Meltdown Mode
Who could possibly find offense at a museum fund-raiser? The Media Research Center, of course. The Met Gala is a fund-raiser for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, though it’s perhaps more…
MRC Embraces Woodward Book … To Accuse Milley of Treason
A new year, a new Bob Woodward book exposing the highly dysfunctional inner workings of the Trump White House — and, just like last year, another round of tirades and ranting from…
MRC Rushes To Defend DeSantis Over COVID — Again, Part 2
We’ve detailed how the Media Research Center once again rushed to the defense of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his lackluster response to spiking COVID cases in the state. There’s much…
MRC Rushes To Defend DeSantis Over COVID — Again
Last year, the Media Research Center fawned all over Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his hands-off approach to the coronavirus epidemic in his state — then had to switch to defense…
MRC Mocks Toobin’s Return, Silent On Fox News Host Accused Of Sleazy Sexual Behavior
When legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin returned to CNN following a leave of absence after he got caught masturbating on a Zoom call with colleagues at the New Yorker, the Media Research Center…