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Newsweek based its report on a brief clip of the meeting, in which Kornhauser-Duda appear to walk past Trump's outstretched hand to shake Melania Trump's hand. When the extended clip was released, showing she then shook Trump's hand, Newsweek corrected the story. (Vanity Fair, by the way, made the same error.) … [Read more...] about Fact check: Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’ focused on reports that were wrong — and quickly corrected

The rise of #NeverAgain has coincided with the full ascension of Breitbart and InfoWars as unstoppable meme factories on the right. A significant number of the anti-survivor conspiracies (such as the idea that Hogg gave a Nazi salute) have come from the two sites. It was merely a matter of time before Adams — a hard-core Trump defender who has appeared on InfoWars' webcasts, sells his own strange dietary supplements, and has published articles from lizard-man conspiracy theorist David Icke — got in on the action. Six days ago, Adams published a rambling, 18-minute speech attacking Hogg to his simultaneous HoggWatch/Natural News feed, in which he listed "what [Hogg] has in common with Adolf Hitler, and the Third Reich, and the Hitler Youth movement:" … [Read more...] about The “Natural News” Guy Created an Entire Website to Smear David Hogg

"If pro athletes and entertainers want to freelance as political pundits, then they should not be surprised when they’re called out for insulting politicians," the statement read in part. "There was no racial intent in my remarks – false, defamatory charges of racism are a transparent attempt to immunize entertainment and sports elites from scrutiny and criticism." … [Read more...] about Eagles’ Chris Long skewers Fox News for LeBron James smear

John Oliver’s latest episode of “Last Week Tonight” gave the host ample opportunity to address those viral videos of news anchors across the country reciting a promo script warning against “false news,” as mandated by telecom giant Sinclair Broadcast Group. … [Read more...] about John Oliver takes on the Sinclair ‘false news’ promo that’s invading local newsrooms

CNN's "State of the Union": Bolton; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla. … [Read more...] about Sunday news shows