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To: tntpal who wrote (50029)12/31/2025 10:43:30 AM
From: tntpal  Respond to of 51242
 
The 10 Biggest Media Hoaxes Of 2025 '

#2 - The Fake Russiagate Scandal -

The damaging, years-long Russia collusion hoax would not have been possible without the active participation of America’s corrupt media. So, when explosive records on the subject were released earlier this year, it wasn’t exactly shocking that these so-called “defenders of democracy” immediately moved to sweep it all under the rug.

Declassified by the Trump administration, these damning documents showed how Obama-era intel leaders included uncorroborated intel in a 2017 intelligence report ordered by President Obama that parroted the false claim that Russia “aspired” for Trump to win the 2016 election. Not only was this and other unsubstantiated intel included at the behest of officials like then-CIA Director John Brennan, but intel contradicting that central claim was left out of the report altogether.

The propaganda press wasted little time in downplaying the scandal it helped to create. From running dishonest headlines to spewing outright falsehoods, the brazen hackery was a sight to behold.

(Meanwhile, The Federalist — which conducts actual journalism — was awarded the 2025 Dao Grand Prize for Investigative Journalism for its work exposing the Russia collusion hoax.)




To: tntpal who wrote (50029)12/31/2025 10:46:52 AM
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The 10 Biggest Media Hoaxes Of 2025 '

#3 - Smearing Charlie Kirk

If you thought the barbaric assassination of a young husband and father of two small children would be enough for the media to change their grotesque ways, then you are gravely mistaken. Almost immediately after the murder of Christian and conservative speaker Charlie Kirk, the despicable ghouls allowed to permeate cable news wasted no time in smearing him.

Less than an hour after news broke that Kirk had been shot, MSNBC (now MS NOW) correspondent Katy Tur characterized the TPUSA founder as a “divisive” and “polarizing” figure and attempted to frame the shooting around gun access and Utah’s “permissive” firearm laws. She furthermore appeared to express more concern about the political fallout for her Democrat allies than for Kirk, saying, “You can imagine the administration using this as a justification for something.”

Meanwhile Tur’s then-colleague Matthew Dowd initially suggested that Kirk could’ve been shot as the result of a “supporter shooting their gun off in celebration,” and then pivoted to smearing Kirk as “one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures … who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech … aimed at certain groups.” (Dowd was later fired for his repulsive conduct.)

[READ: Debunking The Top 5 Lies The Left Is Spreading About Charlie Kirk After His Death]

The smears were two of the numerous media-led character assassination campaigns against Kirk that occurred in the wake of his assassination.



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