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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's Whitfield advanced false GOP claim that recovery bill created right for AIG to pay bonuses

03/21/09 4:35 PM EDT
CNN's Bash falsely claims recovery bill language required AIG bonuses “to stay in place”

03/18/09 8:05 PM EDT
CNN's Gergen forwarded small business falsehood

03/17/09 1:09 PM EDT
Salon's Walsh pushes back on “ridiculous” claim that spending bill has cost "$1 billion an hour"

03/16/09 9:24 AM EDT
CNN's John King did not challenge Cheney's false claim that “chairmen” Frank, Dodd were “stone wall” to Fannie/Freddie reform

03/15/09 7:14 PM EDT
CNN's King asked Cheney several leading questions, inviting him to hammer Obama

03/15/09 4:57 PM EDT
King asks Cheney, based on Obama's terrorism policies, "[D]o you believe the president of the United States has made Americans less safe?"

03/15/09 1:03 PM EDT
John King cites Human Events headline, asks Cheney, “Is the president of the United States trying to brazenly deceive the American people?”

03/15/09 12:51 PM EDT
CNN's Willis falsely claimed “household net worth ... dropped by almost 18 percent since last year”

03/13/09 7:18 PM EDT
Discussing “The Red Scare Index,” Sanchez notes that “when the market was tanking, the president was being called communist and/or socialist”

03/13/09 5:38 PM EDT
Blitzer let Fleischer falsely claim Obama has a “proposal to eliminate deductions” for charitable donations

03/13/09 10:40 AM EDT
CNN's Blitzer, Keilar don't challenge latest GOP claim that spending bills amount to "$24 billion a day, a billion dollars an hour"

03/11/09 7:56 PM EDT

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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's Whitfield advanced false GOP claim that recovery bill created right for AIG to pay bonuses

CNN's Bash falsely claims recovery bill language required AIG bonuses “to stay in place”

CNN's Gergen forwarded small business falsehood

Salon's Walsh pushes back on “ridiculous” claim that spending bill has cost "$1 billion an hour"

CNN's John King did not challenge Cheney's false claim that “chairmen” Frank, Dodd were “stone wall” to Fannie/Freddie reform

CNN's King asked Cheney several leading questions, inviting him to hammer Obama

King asks Cheney, based on Obama's terrorism policies, "[D]o you believe the president of the United States has made Americans less safe?"

John King cites Human Events headline, asks Cheney, “Is the president of the United States trying to brazenly deceive the American people?”

CNN's Willis falsely claimed “household net worth ... dropped by almost 18 percent since last year”

Discussing “The Red Scare Index,” Sanchez notes that “when the market was tanking, the president was being called communist and/or socialist”

Blitzer let Fleischer falsely claim Obama has a “proposal to eliminate deductions” for charitable donations

CNN's Blitzer, Keilar don't challenge latest GOP claim that spending bills amount to "$24 billion a day, a billion dollars an hour"