Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
Associated Press - Fri Apr 19, 2024
WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. More»
Espionage - Russian-American Charged with Acting as Illegal Russian Agent in the US
CNN - Wed Mar 9, 2022
A dual Russian-American citizen has been charged with acting as a spy in the US, according to court filings that say she ran organizations that "sought to spread Russian propaganda". More»
Beef giant Brazil halts China exports after confirming two mad cow disease cases
Reuters - Sun Sep 5, 2021
SAO PAULO - Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its Number 1 customer, China, after confirming two cases of "atypical" mad cow disease in two separate domestic meat plants, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. More»
Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows
NPR - Sat May 15, 2021
Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about COVID-19 vaccines that proliferate on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. More»
Fox host Larry Kudlow rages that Biden's climate plan will force Americans to drink 'plant-based beer'
The Insider - Tue Apr 27, 2021
Larry Kudlow, a Fox Business host and former Trump economic advisor, raged against the idea of "plant-based beer" on his Friday-night show and falsely claimed that President Joe Biden's climate plan would require Americans to give up meat. More»
Tucker Carlson tells viewers to call Child Protective Services if they see a child wearing a mask outside
Media Matters - Mon Apr 26, 2021
FOX News host Tucker Carlson: “What you're looking at is abuse, it's child abuse and you are morally obligated to attempt to prevent it”. More»
Trump fires NOAA's chief scientist for asking political appointees to follow scientific integrity rules
Raw Story - Tue Oct 27, 2020
The Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is out. More»
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter
NBC News - Mon Jun 1, 2020
A Twitter account claiming to belong to a national “Anti-Fascist ” organization and pushing violent rhetoric related to ongoing protests has been linked to the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, according to a Twitter spokesperson. More»
Neo-Nazi Rinaldo Nazzaro running US militant group "The Base" from Russia
BBC - Fri Jan 24, 2020
The American founder of US-based militant neo-Nazi group The Base is directing the organisation from Russia, a BBC investigation has found. More»
Microplastics in drinking water 'don't appear to pose health risk,' WHO says
CNN - Thu Aug 22, 2019
They may be in our oceans, rivers and ice but there's little evidence to suggest that microplastics in the water we drink pose a risk to our health. More»
US energy department rebrands gas 'molecules of freedom'
BBC - Thu May 30, 2019
US energy officials appeared to rebrand natural gas produced in the country as "freedom gas", in a statement announcing an increase in exports. More»
Georgia lawmakers consider bill that takes aim at the state's journalists
The Guardian - Thu Apr 11, 2019
In a move slammed by proponents of press freedom, Georgia politicians are considering a law that would create a journalism board to oversee the work of journalists in the state. More»
White House Uses Doctored Video To Support Claim Against Reporter
N&G - Wed Nov 7, 2018
The White House is standing by its decision to revoke the press credentials of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta. More»
Fox host compares Kavanaugh's SCOTUS hearing to Christ's crucifixion
Daily Mail - Fri Oct 5, 2018
Fox News host Greg Gutfield has compared the treatment of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, giving a bizarre history of the event in his explanation. More»
A Genetic Study Using 23andMe Data Finds Link Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use
Gizmodo - Mon Aug 27, 2018
There's evidence of a connection between cannabis use and schizophrenia, but it's unclear whether the drug leads to the disorder, or vice versa. More»
GOP Senators Accuse National Science Foundation Of Funding Climate 'Propaganda'
Huffington Post - Sun Jun 24, 2018
Four Republican senators this week demanded an investigation of the National Science Foundation's grants, accusing the federal agency of "propagandizing" by supporting a program to encourage TV meteorologists to report on climate change. More»
More than 3,500 Facebook ads created by Russians is released
NPR - Fri May 11, 2018
WASHINGTON - Democrats on the House intelligence committee have released more than 3,500 Facebook ads that were created or promoted by a Russian internet agency, providing the fullest picture yet of Russia's attempt to sow racial and political division in the United States before and after the 2016 election. More»
At FDA, TVs now turned to Fox News and can't be switched
CBS News - Thu May 10, 2018
SILVER SPRING, Maryland - Attention viewers at the US Food and Drug Administration: Televisions will now be tuned to Fox News. More»
China bans George Orwell's Animal Farm and letter 'N'
The Independent - Sun Mar 4, 2018
The Chinese government has banned George Orwell's dystopian satirical novella Animal Farm and the letter 'N' in a wide-ranging online censorship crackdown. More»
Newsweek plunged into chaos by its own reporters' exposé
The Guardian - Tue Feb 20, 2018
Newsweek, once one of the most powerful publications in US media, has a scoop on its hands - one that has plunged the troubled title further into chaos. More»
Words banned at CDC were also banned at other HHS agencies
The Hill - Sat Dec 16, 2017
Multiple agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have reportedly been told by the Trump administration that they cannot use certain phrases in official documents. More»
CDC Gets List Of Forbidden Words
Washington Post - Fri Dec 15, 2017
ATLANTA, Georgia - The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including "fetus" and "transgender" - in any official documents being prepared for next year's budget. More»
FEMA deletes data on lack of water and electricity in Puerto Rico
New York Daily News - Thu Oct 5, 2017
Key details about the availability of electricity and water in Puerto Rico as they continue to recover in the wake of Hurricane Maria have been scrubbed from the FEMA website where more positive statistics on federal response still remain. More»
Paul Horner, Famous Fake News Writer, Found Dead at Age 38
Associated Press - Tue Sep 26, 2017
PHOENIX, Arizona - A leading purveyor of fake news in the 2016 presidential election has died outside Phoenix at the age of 38. More»
Don't Worry About New Alabama Mad Cow, Says CDC, but Facts Suggest Otherwise
Alternet - Tue Jul 25, 2017
Government agencies protect big agriculture at the expense of our health. More»
Roger Ailes, former Fox News chief, dead at 77
Variety - Wed May 17, 2017
Roger Ailes, a towering figure in TV news and politics whose long run was tarnished by the sexual harassment scandal that forced him out last year as head of Fox News, has died. More»
White House blacklists CNN because it won't 'promote' Trump's agenda
US Uncut - Tue Jan 31, 2017
The Trump White House won't be sending any spokespeople to appear on CNN because the network doesn't promote the administration's agenda, reports Politico. More»
Trump Goes to War on Science: Badlands National Park tweets on climate change deleted; messages defied Trump policy
Raw Story/Washington Times - Tue Jan 24, 2017
Apparently defying the Trump administration's new social media policy, the Badlands National Park went rogue for a few hours on Tuesday and tweeted several scientific facts related to climate change - but the tweets were deleted as the White House apparently reeled in the wayward park. More»
Hate Propaganda Has Asymmetrical Power in an Open Society
AlterNet - Sat Oct 29, 2016
When George Orwell contemplated trends toward tyranny in 1984, he saw a world where truths were violently obliterated to leave Big Brother's lies unchallenged. More»
Govt. Scientists Admit They Deceived the Public About Fracking's Impact on Drinking Water
AlterNet - Tue Jan 12, 2016
Five years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was commissioned by Congress to undertake a study on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on drinking water. More»