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CNN bemoans a lack of civility after spending years hiring pro-Trump commentators

06/26/18 5:59 PM EDT
CNN keeps letting guests and paid commentators lie about climate scientists

11/27/18 6:10 PM EST
On CNN, new pro-Trump contributor confirms he is contractually forbidden from criticizing Trump

08/23/18 10:53 PM EDT

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CNN contributor baselessly claims holding Fox accountable in Dominion case will set a bad “precedent”

04/12/23 12:27 PM EDT
CNN hosted National Right to Life’s Laura Echevarria to spew misinformation about safety of mifepristone

04/11/23 2:59 PM EDT
Fox News buries Texas ruling rescinding FDA approval of abortion pill

04/11/23 2:32 PM EDT
A right-wing smear campaign against a lawyer investigating Trump makes the leap from right-wing fever swamps to CNN

04/07/23 1:55 PM EDT
Fox and CNN host Trump lawyers to spin indictment as a “weaponization of the justice system”

04/06/23 2:53 PM EDT
Mainstream outlets treated Eric Adams’ mayoral win as a national trend signaling the left’s demise. Progressive Brandon Johnson’s win was covered simply as a local story.

04/06/23 11:50 AM EDT
CNN chose to air almost the entirety of Trump’s lie-filled Mar-a-Lago rally

04/04/23 11:45 PM EDT
As Trump leaves for his arraignment, CNN and MSNBC air near-constant b-roll of his plane and motorcade

04/03/23 3:15 PM EDT
How media covered Biden’s renewed call for an assault weapons ban

03/30/23 3:41 PM EDT
CNN national security analyst: “The data shows us ... that if you make gun owning harder, you will limit gun violence”

03/29/23 11:42 AM EDT
On CNN, former FBI official explains “we are awash in guns in this country, and that simple fact makes all kinds of issues that we struggle with worse”

03/28/23 3:43 PM EDT
On CNN, Equality Florida's Brandon Wolf discusses “chilling effects” of Florida's Don't Say Gay expansion

03/24/23 12:27 PM EDT

Featured

CNN bemoans a lack of civility after spending years hiring pro-Trump commentators

CNN keeps letting guests and paid commentators lie about climate scientists

On CNN, new pro-Trump contributor confirms he is contractually forbidden from criticizing Trump

The Latest

CNN contributor baselessly claims holding Fox accountable in Dominion case will set a bad “precedent”

CNN hosted National Right to Life’s Laura Echevarria to spew misinformation about safety of mifepristone

Fox News buries Texas ruling rescinding FDA approval of abortion pill

A right-wing smear campaign against a lawyer investigating Trump makes the leap from right-wing fever swamps to CNN

Fox and CNN host Trump lawyers to spin indictment as a “weaponization of the justice system”

Mainstream outlets treated Eric Adams’ mayoral win as a national trend signaling the left’s demise. Progressive Brandon Johnson’s win was covered simply as a local story.

CNN chose to air almost the entirety of Trump’s lie-filled Mar-a-Lago rally

As Trump leaves for his arraignment, CNN and MSNBC air near-constant b-roll of his plane and motorcade

How media covered Biden’s renewed call for an assault weapons ban

CNN national security analyst: “The data shows us ... that if you make gun owning harder, you will limit gun violence”

On CNN, former FBI official explains “we are awash in guns in this country, and that simple fact makes all kinds of issues that we struggle with worse”

On CNN, Equality Florida's Brandon Wolf discusses “chilling effects” of Florida's Don't Say Gay expansion