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News Media Bias

Myth: A sizeable number of Americans believe that news media have a liberal bias.
Fact: When you believe things that aren’t true, the truth sounds like bias.

We have not only a right, but a responsibility to be wary of biased news media. But healthy skepticism has been transmuted into the widely-held belief that mainstream news media have an obvious liberal bias and a mission to spread left-wing propaganda. Even popular culture icons from Hollywood to the NFL are commonly thought to despise America and contribute to that bias.

Where does credibility end and sensationalism begin when it comes to the news? Are opinion pieces the new fact-based reporting? And how can we tell the difference?

Fake News Producers Are Getting Smarter

Fake News Producers Are Getting Smarter

After public outcry, and even Congressional investigation, of how the spread of fake news influenced the 2016 election, you’d think that the poison of false news has more or less been excised. But you’d be wrong. Fake news producers have only gotten smarter about spreading propaganda.

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Twitter CEO Explains Why Alex Jones Was Suspended

Twitter CEO Explains Why Alex Jones Was Suspended

Alex Jones was issued a seven-day suspension by Twitter for violating the social media company’s rules against inciting violence. The decision, according to The New York Times, was made after Jones tweeted a link to a video calling for supporters to get their “battle rifles” ready against the media and “fake news.”

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Is It News or Propaganda? Examining the Impact of Fox News

Is It News or Propaganda? Examining the Impact of Fox News

Fox News has always claimed to be a “fair and balanced” media outlet, but that claim has always been untrue. As Judd Legum noted in a lengthy exposé at Popular Information, Fox “has effectively transformed into a state-run propaganda network,” and its propaganda serves to promote one man above all others: Donald Trump.

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Fact-Checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Fact-Checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Since her surprise primary victory over incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become something of a media star. She’s given quite a few interviews, but the Washington Post fact-checked statements she made and found that some of them were not true.

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