A retrospective on this sham trial of a young man who defended himself from a violent mob last year and is now defending himself from a life in prison.

9:40 - How the Media Covered Kyle in 2020

29:45 - How the Media Covered Kyle in 2021

52:15 - The FBI leaks Project Veritas info to the NYT…and Twitter thinks that’s just fine

57:30 - Beyond the Headline: Kamala Harris vs Joe Biden (CNN) 

1:08:00 - Some political predictions about what will happen to the Democrats in 2022

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A Weekly News Round-Up of the Fakest News from November 6-12, 2021

The FBI has turned into the Democratic party’s personal gestapo, doing their bidding when they need to go beyond the typical boundaries of traditional law enforcement. They also have an unhealthy relationship with the media. This episode seeks to tell you why this longstanding institution is beyond reform or repair and must instead be disbanded entirely. 

6:25 - The FBI helps the Kyle Rittenhouse prosecution, but not the defense

12:45 - The FBI knew the Steele Dossier was fake all along

20:30 - FBI Director James Comey leaked classified info to the press

25:30 - How the FBI screwed over Richard Jewell

33:40 - The FBI raids a journalist’s home to protect Joe Biden

39:00 - The FBI investigates fake threats and ignores real ones

46:30 - Don Lemon lodges complaint against Megyn Kelly

50:10 - Beyond the Headline: You Can Get Crowded in a Crowd (CNN)

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A Weekly News Round-Up of the Fakest News from October 30-November 5, 2021

When I worked for local newspapers, we liked to say that election night was Christmas for journalists. One of the most fun nights to cover of the year. Well, Christmas is coming early on the Fake News Podcast this year. 

6:55 - Democrats stage a series of race hoaxes  (The Guardian, HuffPo, Daily Beast, Vox USA Today)  

30:25 - Every day, the media pretends Joe Biden is mentally competent. And every day, he proves them wrong. 

36:50 - Ron DeSantis is killing it, but in a good way

41:00 - Politicians don’t even follow their own mask mandates and nobody seems to care

43:20 - #PoopyPantsBiden

45:30 - Ibram X Kendi destroys his life’s work, so that was nice

50:55 - Beyond The Headline: 2% of Elon Musk’s Wealth Could Help Solve World Hunger (CNN)

57:10 - 10 reasons this was a disastrous week for Democrats & what the Tuesday election means for the future (political analysis)  

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A retrospective on what was going on in the country one year ago this week. We revisit the final 2020 Presidential Debate, Biden's comments on coronavirus vaccines over the past year, what CNN reported about face masks in March 2020- and how our fact-checkers have failed us every step of the way. 

0:30 - A few comments on this week’s news

7:00 - Retrospective on how “fact-checkers” covered the final 2020 debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

28:00 - How Biden has lied about the coronavirus vaccine all along

37:50 - Beyond the Headline: A mind-blowing CNN article from March 2020

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A Weekly News Round-Up of the Fakes News from October 16-22, 2021

1:15 - Don’t Use Anecdotal Evidence! (CNN)

12:40 - Update on New Book from Activist and Former Journalist Katie Couric

19:00 - Zookeeping is Racist (Washington Post)

21:20 - Beyond the Headline: Trump vs Federal Agencies (Washington Post) 

34:00 - Bullying Dave Chappelle

41:00 - Bullying Joe Manchin

48:00 - Bullying Mark Zuckerburg

52:25 - Nancy Pelosi Thinks the Media Works for Her

54:35 - Closing Thoughts

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A Weekly News Round-Up of October 9-15, 2021

2:00 - The dictionary changes definition of Anti-Vax (Merriam-Webster, Newsweek)

17:15 - Netflix fires trans employee who tweeted about Dave Chappelle special (The Verge) 

20:20 - CNN Accuses Fox of Terrifying Viewer Base (CNN)

22:55 - The media campaign against aspirin (NYT, The Hill, Jerusalem Post, CNN, ABC News)

26:25 - Update on Facebook regulation

29:30 - Climate Change Fake News from 2004 (The Guardian)

32:20 - Joe Rogan calls out CNN (The Joe Rogan Experience)

36:40 - Beyond the Headline - Katie Couric is Openly Dishonest

44:00 - Fakest News of the Week Award

45:15 - Closing Thoughts

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A Weekly News Roundup of October 2-8, 2021

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Time stamps:  

1:35 Let’s Go Brandon! (NBC)

7:25 AP Fact Check was False (AP)

11:25 Bullying Kyrsten Sinema (Jezebel)

16:05 COVID retraction (NYT)

 23:00 Segregation in New York (NYT)

 27:00 Beyond the Headline- 9 Horrifying Facts from the Facebook Whistleblowers New 60 Minutes Interview (Gizmodo)

43:40 Closing Thoughts