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This year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of NewsBusters, so as part of this momentous event we are looking back at some of the most outrageous outbursts of bias captured by our analysts and bloggers over the years.  Some moments (like Chris Matthews’s infamous “thrill up the leg”) were first caught by NewsBusters staffers. So without further ado here is a chronological list of just some of the most obnoxious and absurd outbursts of leftist bias caught by NewsBusters over the last 20…

Liberal cable networks CNN and MSNBC have been citing fabricated statistics in an attempt to debunk President Trump’s claims on Monday about rampant crime in Washington, D.C. Over the past 24 hours, these two networks have cited the dubious statistics over 70 times, while refusing to acknowledge that a D.C. police official was suspended for tampering with those stats just months ago. Summary of findings: Over 24 hours, CNN and MSNBC cited manipulated D.C. crime statistics 73 times.…

In 2021, the media were instantly lovestruck when Texas Democrats fled the state in order to block an election integrity bill from passing. Today, many of those same Democrats are hunkered down in Chicago, in a vain attempt to prevent their state from being redistricted, and once again, the corporate media have rushed to their defense.  MRC analysts tallied every interview with a Texas lawmaker that occurred on CNN and MSNBC from August 1 through August 6, between 6:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. In…

Leftist journalists and celebrities have dialed up the crazy to 11.  The Nation’s Elie Mystal declared America to be the “bad guys” on the world stage and called for sanctions. ABC’s (now fired) senior national correspondent Terry Moran insulted presidential advisor Stephen Miller, as he labeled him a “world-class hater” who was the “brains behind Trumpism.”  This past month also saw former MSNBC host Joy Reid claim that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was rounding up “brown people” to put…

The vast majority of Americans are spending this Independence Day weekend taking pride in their country as they celebrate the freedoms established by the Founding Fathers. However, there are some journalists who are embarrassed by the USA. Some of them even seem to take pride in actually shaming the country.     Over the years, the Media Research Center has caught journalists ridiculing and deriding America. The following is a countdown of the Media’s 20 Worst Anti-American Outbursts (as…

This Independence Day weekend most Americans will be celebrating the freedoms and values that made this country so great. However, there are some in the Hollywood Left who would probably prefer to be partying, anywhere other than the USA.  For a class of people who owe their wealth and fame to the American way of life, it’s sad to see so many celebrities turning their back on their own country.  Over the years, the Media Research Center has caught celebrities attacking American symbols,…

On June 25, a 33-year-old Marxist Muslim named Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. Over the following week, broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS ran nearly an hour of coverage about the self-described democratic socialist, but spent less than two minutes on his numerous radical positions and scandals. MRC analysts looked at all coverage of Zohran Mamdani on ABC, CBS, NBC’s flagship morning and evening news programs and Sunday morning political talk shows,…

For the men of the late night comedy talk shows, the first half of 2025 was an instance of history repeating itself. According to a NewsBusters study, 99 percent of their political guests were on the left, matching the result for the last six months of 2024. The grand totals were 106 liberals and Democrats compared to one conservative.  The study looked at the five daily late night comedy shows: ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy…

Despite the growing trend of left-wing extremist violence during the first six months of the Trump administration (including the DC Jewish Museum shooting, the firebombing of a GOP building in Albuquerque, and the anti-deportation riots Los Angeles), talking heads on TV news remained reluctant to acknowledge the existence of the American far left. However, those same journalists had no qualms about slapping a “far right” label on practically anything they deemed to be right of center. MRC…

On June 18, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing into whether then-President Joe Biden was actually in charge — given his clear mental decline. A focal point of the investigation was the concern that the autopen was being used for executive orders and pardons without Biden’s knowledge.  At the hearing, titled “Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution,” Sen. Eric Schmitt underlined the gravity of the issue: “Under President Biden, the…

Thursday marked the end of an era, albeit a brief one. CBS’s After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, and executive produced by fellow CBS comedian Stephen Colbert, aired its last episode early Friday morning.  After Midnight was originally advertised as a different kind of late night show. There would be no monologues, just a game show where a trio of comedians would improv answers to the host’s questions, usually based off of some viral social media post. However, starting on May 20, 2024…

Left-wing cable networks CNN and MSNBC have spent the past week serving as public relations officials for the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, California. Both networks have almost exclusively described the turmoil as “peaceful,” while taking great pains to downplay or outright dismiss the chaos and violence. MRC analysts looked at all coverage on CNN and MSNBC from June 7 through June 11 that aired between 5:00 am and 11:59 pm ET, finding 211 instances in which anchors, guests, or reporters…

UPDATE: Terry Moran was fired from ABC News on June 10. ABC News’ suspension of Terry Moran comes too late. Moran has been a powder-keg of bias that was due to blow up at any moment. On Sunday, his hatred exploded with this attack on Donald Trump’s domestic policy adviser Stephen Miller:  “The thing about Stephen Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism. Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that’…

Leftist journalists remain in a constant state of absolute hysteria over President Donald Trump. They’re scaring their audiences into believing that the “country is in peril” because Trump is taking America down an “authoritarian path” that will keep him in “power for life.” This past month saw CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley scare students during a commencement address as he told them the “country was in peril,” as the “rule of law,” and “freedom of speech” were “under attack” from…

Back in January, when Elon Musk made an strange hand gesture which resembled a Nazi or Roman salute while celebrating President Trump’s inauguration, the corporate media were eager to conclude that Musk’s on-stage awkwardness must categorically make him a Nazi. Yet last week, when Democratic Senator Cory Booker made an identical motion at the end of a speech in California, none of those same journalists even noticed. MRC analysts looked at all left-wing cable (CNN and MSNBC) and broadcast (…