The following is a news analysis. I've been drawing attention to the increasingly aggressive efforts by political and corporate interests to control the information you get on the new and online. I have often spoken of disingenuous "fact checking" efforts conducted by conflicted third parties who are actually trying to shape public opinion and control […]
Fake News
Photo of same boy faked to claim "youngest UK coronavirus death"
His photo has been widely shared on social media claiming he is a 13-year old who died of coronavirus in Great Britain. A post on Facebook claimed he was a "schoolboy...with no health conditions" who became "UK's youngest coronavirus victim." The post went on to read: “Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton, sadly died without any […]
Conservative v. Liberal on coronavirus comments
The following is a news analysis My recent article (link below) pointing to similarities between coronavirus comments made by liberal sources and public health officials-- compared to those of highly-criticized conservative figures-- got a lot of positive attention, and also drew instant outrage from some left-wing writers. First, they claimed conspiracy! because "no dates" were […]
New York Times (NYT) corrects false Jeremy Peters article that defamed Sharyl Attkisson
The following is an opinion and analysis. It should concern everyone when The New York Times publishes shoddy journalism that violates its own policies and would likely not even meet the standards of a tabloid rag. Two weeks ago, a New York Times article by Jeremy Peters falsely labelled me a "coronavirus doubter." In the […]
The NYT just corrected its false article about me. What it says about today's media environment.
The New York Times just corrected its false article about me. What the incident says about today's media environment. We also discuss the evolving recommendations about coronavirus masks.
CBS admits crowded "New York" hospital was actually in Italy
CBS News has reportedly admitted to an embarrassing mistake: the network misrepresented video of a crowded Italian hospital as being a New York hospital filled with coronavirus patients. Last week, "CBS This Morning" showed the video in a segment about New York City. Many observers flagged the mistake on social media. According to Fox News, […]
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Demands New York Times Correct ‘False And Defamatory’ Article
The following is an excerpt from an article in Daily Wire. Former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson had her lawyers send a letter to the New York Times demanding they correct the “false and defamatory” article titled “From Jerry Falwell Jr to Dr. Drew: 5 Coronavirus Doubters,” which painted Attkisson as one of those doubters. Attkisson […]
READ: Attkisson demands NYT retract false, libelous report
The altered quote and multiple false claims made by Jeremy Peters in the New York Times article, "From Jerry Falwell Jr to Dr. Drew: 5 Coronavirus Doubters" must be corrected. For more background, click here.
