Reuters reported, then retracted, then re-reported, then deleted, and then re-re-reported a story about President Donald Trump’s White House adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner visiting Iraq. Several outlets reported on Sunday that Kushner was visiting Mosul on invitation from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. Among those outlets […]
Reuters Reports, Retracts, Re-Reports, Then Replaces Story on Jared Kushner Visiting Iraq…
John Podesta Slaps the Daily Caller with a Cease-and-a-Desist Letter…
John Podesta slapped the Daily Caller with a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday after the conservative news outlet published a story about the former Clinton campaign chairman and Obama counselor. The letter sent to publisher Neil Patel by Podesta’s counsel, Marc Elias, singles out a March 26 article titled, “EXCLUSIVE: John Podesta May Have Violated Federal […]
No, the Trump Budget Is Not Cutting the Meals on Wheels Program…
Various media outlets have published articles claiming that the Trump administration’s federal budget will eliminate funding for the Meals on Wheels program, whose volunteer drivers deliver hot meals to senior Americans across the country. But the federal budget is cutting funds to a federal grant program that provides just three percent of the Meals on […]
There Really Was a Liberal Media Bubble by Nate Silver…
Last summer, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in what bettors, financial markets and the London-based media regarded as a colossal upset. Reporters and pundits were quick to blame the polls for the unexpected result. But the polls had been fine, more or less: In the closing days of the Brexit campaign, […]
I Invented the Web. Here Are Three Things We Need to Change to Save It by Tim Berners-Lee…
Today marks 28 years since I submitted my original proposal for the worldwide web. I imagined the web as an open platform that would allow everyone, everywhere to share information, access opportunities, and collaborate across geographic and cultural boundaries. In many ways, the web has lived up to this vision, though it has been a […]
Newly-Declassified Documents Show CIA Held Cozy Relationship with Media Outlets…
An expert on propaganda testified under oath during trial that the CIA now employs THOUSANDS of reporters and OWNS its own media organizations. Whether or not his estimate is accurate, it is clear that many prominent reporters still report to the CIA. A 4-part BBC documentary called the “Century of the Self” shows that an […]
Sean Spicer Hosts Office Press Gaggle – The Uninvited NYT, CNN, Politico, LA Times, BuzzFeed Goes Bananas…
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held an impromptu press gaggle in his office earlier today, not a “briefing”. Uninvited MSM tender sensibilities jump immediately into full-offended mode and plot revenge coverage as counter attack. Washington Post editor Marty Baron’s pearl-clutching statement…
Trump, ‘We are fighting the fake news,’ Our List Shows One ‘Fake’ Story a Day…
President Trump’s claim that he’s been the subject of false and “fake news” stories has been mocked by an eye-rolling media, but a Secrets analysis of Trump coverage reveals that Team Trump have been hit with an average of one false, distorted or denied story a day. Starting on the eve of Inauguration Day, there […]
President Trump’s Full Press Conference…
President Trump holds an impromptu press conference today. Folks have had lots to say, especially the mainstream media or what The T-Room calls the dinosaur media. Enjoy!…