The Media Research Center just can’t stop ranting about fact-checkers. Not because they’re wrong in any way, of course — it’s just nitpicking to create the false illusion of being somehow incorrect….
Tag: Tim Graham
MRC Couldn’t Stop Complaining That Trump Was Called Out For Baselessly Blaming DEI For Plane Crash
The Media Research Center had been trying to blame the deadly plane crash outside Washington, D.C., on DEI initiatives, despite the complete lack of evidence to back it up. David Milliken tried…
MRC Continued Its Party Over Meta Killing Off Fact-Checking
The Media Research Center’s celebratory dance over the death of fact-checking at Meta (Facebook and Instagram) continued in a Jan. 8 post by Alex Christy: The Daily Show’s host-of-the-week Desi Lydic and The…
MRC’s Graham Still Denying That Trump Campaign Lied About Haitians Eating Pets
The Media Research Center cheered last fall when J.D. Vance spread the lie that Haitian migrants were eating pets in an Ohio town, refusing to call out the lie. After the election, it…
MRC Cheers Death Of Fact-Checking At Meta
The right-wing war on fact-checking achieved a major — and disturbing — victory when Meta decided to drop fact-checking at Facebook and Instagram. Tom Olohan wrote the MRC’s corporate press release on…
MRC Cheers Trump White House’s War On AP Over ‘Gulf Of America’ Name
The Media Research Center thinks that any media outlet that does not mindlessly acquiesces to President Trump’s partisan whims is an enemy of the people (despite what Tim Graham claims to believe)…
MRC Continues Musk Defense Mode, Staying Silent On His Election Interference
The Media Research Center remains in denial that Elon Musk — by himself and through his X platform — has engaged in election interference and spreading election-related disinformation. Clay Waters huffed in…
MRC’s Acosta Derangement Syndrome, Continued
The Media Research Center has long nursed a case of Acosta Derangement Syndrome, triggered by his failure to be a right-wing shill during his stint as the White House reporter for CNN…
MRC Has A Wicked Freakout Over ‘Wicked’
The musical-turned-movie “Wicked” was incredibly popular — so, of course, the Media Research Center had to spew hate at it. Chief hater Justine Brooke Murray led the hate parade in her Nov….
MRC Just Can’t Stop Lashing Out At Brian Stelter, It Seems
The Media Research Center has always been hostile to Brian Stelter, which didn’t stop when he left CNN a couple years ago even though there was no reason to continue hostilities. When…