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| | *Barillas, Martin M. (January 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covington-catholic-high-school-closes-for-safety-after-students-receive-dea Covington Catholic high school closes for ‘safety’ after students receive death threats]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> This was the fourth major media hoax in 2019.<ref>Nolte, John (January 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/22/nolte-four-massive-media-hoaxes-in-first-three-weeks-of-2019/ Nolte: Four Massive Media Hoaxes in First Three Weeks of 2019]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> The media also tried to use other hoax stories to smear Trump and his supporters,<ref>Bourne, Lisa (February 18, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/media-run-with-covington-smollett-stories-to-meet-their-agenda1 Media run with Covington, Smollett stories to meet their agenda]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 19, 2019.</ref> and it frequently rushes to judgment.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (February 20, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/31513-a-tale-of-two-standards-jussie-smollett-vs-the-covington-kids A Tale of Two Standards: Jussie Smollett vs. the Covington Kids]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 20, 2019.</ref> | | *Barillas, Martin M. (January 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covington-catholic-high-school-closes-for-safety-after-students-receive-dea Covington Catholic high school closes for ‘safety’ after students receive death threats]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> This was the fourth major media hoax in 2019.<ref>Nolte, John (January 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/22/nolte-four-massive-media-hoaxes-in-first-three-weeks-of-2019/ Nolte: Four Massive Media Hoaxes in First Three Weeks of 2019]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> The media also tried to use other hoax stories to smear Trump and his supporters,<ref>Bourne, Lisa (February 18, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/media-run-with-covington-smollett-stories-to-meet-their-agenda1 Media run with Covington, Smollett stories to meet their agenda]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 19, 2019.</ref> and it frequently rushes to judgment.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (February 20, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/31513-a-tale-of-two-standards-jussie-smollett-vs-the-covington-kids A Tale of Two Standards: Jussie Smollett vs. the Covington Kids]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 20, 2019.</ref> |
| | *In January 2019, a ''Washington post'' reporter called Trump supporters "rubes" in an interview with a left-wing podcast.<ref>Nolte, John (January 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/29/nolte-washington-post-political-reporter-calls-trump-supporters-rubes/ Nolte: Washington Post Political Reporter Calls Trump Supporters ‘Rubes’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref><ref>Chamberlain, Samuel (January 28, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/washington-post-reporter-calls-trump-supporters-rubes Washington Post reporter calls Trump supporters 'rubes' on podcast]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref> | | *In January 2019, a ''Washington post'' reporter called Trump supporters "rubes" in an interview with a left-wing podcast.<ref>Nolte, John (January 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/29/nolte-washington-post-political-reporter-calls-trump-supporters-rubes/ Nolte: Washington Post Political Reporter Calls Trump Supporters ‘Rubes’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref><ref>Chamberlain, Samuel (January 28, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/washington-post-reporter-calls-trump-supporters-rubes Washington Post reporter calls Trump supporters 'rubes' on podcast]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref> |
| − | *Media "fact-checking" has effectively become a way for it to push left-wing political views and criticize conservative viewpoints with a "veneer of impartiality."<ref>Harsanyi, David (February 6, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/06/state-american-fact-checking-completely-useless/ The State Of American ‘Fact-Checking’ Is Completely Useless]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.<br>See also: | + | *Media "[[fact-checking]]" has effectively become a way for it to push left-wing political views and criticize conservative viewpoints with a "veneer of impartiality."<ref>Harsanyi, David (February 6, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/06/state-american-fact-checking-completely-useless/ The State Of American ‘Fact-Checking’ Is Completely Useless]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved February 7, 2019.<br>See also: |
| | *Hemingway, Mollie (January 9, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/09/medias-angry-response-to-president-trumps-oval-office-speech-comes-up-short/ Media’s Angry Response To President Trump’s Oval Office Speech Comes Up Short]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved February 7, 2019. | | *Hemingway, Mollie (January 9, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/09/medias-angry-response-to-president-trumps-oval-office-speech-comes-up-short/ Media’s Angry Response To President Trump’s Oval Office Speech Comes Up Short]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved February 7, 2019. |
| | *Concha, Joe (January 10, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/424696-foxs-hume-fact-checking-has-become-a-branch-of-opinion-journalism Fox's Hume: 'Fact-checking has become a branch of opinion journalism']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 7, 2019. | | *Concha, Joe (January 10, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/424696-foxs-hume-fact-checking-has-become-a-branch-of-opinion-journalism Fox's Hume: 'Fact-checking has become a branch of opinion journalism']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 7, 2019. |