President Trump's campaign recently filed lawsuits against three national media outlets: CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Although the news media enjoys strong protection from libel claims made by public figures, the Trump campaign claims the reporters acted with malice and reckless disregard for the truth in their Trump-Russia collusion coverage, and […]
WATCH: Bad math, bad journalism--or both?
If nothing else this news clip will make you feel less bad about your substandard math skills. On Thursday evening, March 5, 2020, MSNBC newsman Brian Williams and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay referred to a tweet they read on Twitter. It claimed that former Democrat candidate for president Michael Bloomberg could […]
Covington Catholic student plans to sue 5 five more media outlets
Nicholas Sandmann's attorneys say they intend to file defamation lawsuits against Gannett, ABC, CBS, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone in March 2020. That's according to The Daily Wire. Sandmann was unfairly portrayed in the media as an aggressor in a face-off with a Native American at a pro-life rally in Washington D.C. in […]
Trump campaign files third lawsuit against news media: CNN
The Trump campaign has filed its third libel suit against a national news outlet. This time it's CNN. The lawsuit claims CNN made false statements in its Russia collusion coverage. CNN reported that the 2016 Trump campaign "assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia's help in 2020 and has decided to leave […]
Most voters say they are not most influenced by friends, ads, endorsements or news
Most Americans say they are not influenced most by friends, family, ads, endorsements or the news. That's according to the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com. Perhaps the most surprising finding is the part about people not believing they are most influenced by ads. According to Forbes: Kantar Media CMAG group estimates that political ads for […]
WATCH: A reality check on 2020 polls
The following is a transcript from a story on Full Measure News. Click on the link at the end of the transcript to watch the video report. When it comes to polls, one big theme has emerged in the wake of the big miss in 2016. It’s that the national polls were actually correct because […]
Why you still can't believe the polls in 2020 (PODCAST)
Why you still can't believe the polls in 2020.
The Busted & Broke FEC-- and you're paying for it (PODCAST)
The Federal Election Commission is costing you $70 million this year. But it's not even operational. The reason why is a story of history, politics and a smidge of alleged corruption. Investigative Producer Daniel Steinberger joins me.
