An image shared on Instagram claims to show a tweet from the World Economic Forum (WEF) about how age of consent laws âmay be infringing on human rights.â Verdict: False There is no record of the WEF sending this tweet. Fact Check: The WEF is an international organization that âengages the foremost political, business, cultural…
Archives for June 2021
Dem Rep. Porter: Pelosi Won’t Allow Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Reconciliation Bill
June 30, 2021 by
On Tuesdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âThe Last Word,â Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) discussed a meeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had with her caucus earlier in the day and stated that Pelosi will hold the bipartisan infrastructure bill and not bring it up for a vote until the budget reconciliation vote is ready to be…
McCaskill: Americans Will Reject GOP’s ‘Darkness,’ White Supremacy –
June 30, 2021 by
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) said Tuesday on MSNBCâs âAll Inâ that she was optimistic the Democratic Party would retain control of the Senate in the 2022 midterm elections because American voters will reject the Republican Partyâs âdarknessâ and âwhite supremacy.â McCaskill said, âIf someone would have told me when I came to the United…
âThey Leak, They Lieâ: Trump Says Opponents Are Committing âProsecutorial Misconductâ At âLevels Rarely Seen Beforeâ
June 30, 2021 by
Former President Donald Trump slammed New York state and city prosecutors in a statement Monday, alleging that prosecutors are âin search of a crimeâ to charge him with. Trump made the claim as Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance and New York State Attorney General Leticia James continue to weigh criminal charges against top executives from…
NYC Officials Withdraw Democratic Mayoral Primary Vote Count; 135,000 Test Ballots Included by Mistake
June 30, 2021 by
New York Cityâs Board of Elections withdrew its latest vote count in the Democratic Party primary for mayor Tuesday evening, after 135,000 test ballots were mistakenly included in a tally earlier in the day under the ranked-choice system. The Associated Press reported: The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state…
Transgender: White House to Denounce GOP Child-Protection Laws
June 30, 2021 by
White House officials will stage an event on Wednesday to denounce the popular state bills that are being passed to protect children and athletes from pro-transgender activists, teachers, and Democrats. The event will âhighlight the hopes, joys, and success of young transgender and nonbinary people across America,â said a June 29 report from LGBTQnation.com. But Biden…
Flyer Purporting to Announce Rep. Gosar Fundraiser with Racist Holocaust Denier Sparks Uproar
June 30, 2021 by
An alleged announcement of a fundraiser for Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) with a person with a history of antisemitic and white nationalist comments has caused an uproar across the political spectrum. The document, with the appearance of a campaign flyer from Gosarâs reelection campaign, shows an image of the congressman and a man named Nick…
Biden Is Down For A Stanley Cup Wager With Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
June 29, 2021 by
President Joe Biden accepted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeauâs Stanley Cup Final wager in a late Monday evening tweet. Trudeau tweeted out his respect for both teams and teased a possible wager between himself and Biden in the middle of the first quarter of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, prompting an almost-immediate response…
Thom Tillis: ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ Pelosi Holding Infrastructure Hostage
June 29, 2021 by
Sen. Thom Tillisâ (R-NC) office said Monday he is âprofoundly disappointedâ that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democrats are holding the infrastructure deal hostage. Tillis, one of the six additional Senate Republicans who backed a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, soured on President Joe Biden and Pelosiâs demand to pass an infrastructure bill alongside…
Gretchen Whitmer Blames Climate Change for Flooding After Many Detroit Pumps Lacked Power
June 29, 2021 by
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) blamed climate change for flooding that occurred in Detroit last weekend, but dozens of pumping stations lacked power. Whitmer addressed reporters from the middle of the closed interstate, which was submerged underwater nearby. âThese are hard days. Three weeks into my time as governor, we had the Polar Vortex,â a…
Cohen: Manhattan DA Has ‘Millions of Documents’ –
June 29, 2021 by
Donald Trumpâs former personal lawyer Michael Cohen predicted Monday on MSNBCâs âThe Beatâ that Manhattan prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization will get all of Trumpâs employees to turn on him once they are indicted. Cohen said, âIâm not sure the indictments donât start as early as tomorrow or Wednesday. The D.A. has been very busy putting…
Harvard Poll: VP Harris Fails on Immigration, Voters Want Return of Trump Border Policies
June 29, 2021 by
Registered voters believe Vice President Kamala Harris has failed at her task of addressing the root causes of migration from Central America to the United States, a recent Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll reveals. The results are based on online surveys of 2,006 registered voters between June 15 and 17. The pollsters asked, âDo you think vice…
Schiff: Republican Election Laws Are ‘Daggers Pointed at the Heart of Democracy’
June 29, 2021 by
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Monday on MSNBCâs âThe ReidOutâ that Republican-led state legislatures advancing election reform laws were pointing daggers at the âheart of democracy.â Anchor Joy Reid said, âRight now, we have 14 states that have enacted 22 laws that restrict the right to vote based on…
âDefund The Policeâ Is So Unpopular That Democrats Are Now Claiming Republicans Did It
June 29, 2021 by
In one of the most liberal places in the U.S. â New York City â a Democratic primary for mayorship shows a microcosm of how the majority of the public takes to âdefunding the policeâ campaigns and attitudes. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer, currently leads Maya Wiley, who is endorsed by…
Republican Senators Threaten To Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan After Bidenâs Ultimatum
June 28, 2021 by
Republican senators are threatening to sink a recently negotiated bipartisan infrastructure compromise after President Joe Biden said that its adoption was conditioned on the passage of a complementary bill containing top Democratic priorities. Multiple senators who took part in bipartisan negotiations during the billâs creation have already said that they may now withhold their support,…
Ocasio-Cortez Warns Against âHysteriaâ Over Rising Violence, Reiterates Her Proposal To Defund Police
June 28, 2021 by
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called publicâs concerns over an ongoing increase in violent crimes âhysteriaâ and repeated her proposal to defund the police during a Saturday Zoom call. âWe are seeing these headlines about percentage increases. Now, I want to say that any amount of harm is unacceptable and too much, but I…
CNNâs Stelter: FNC’s Hannity’s ‘Dark, Dire Language Is Fundamentally Authoritarian’
June 27, 2021 by
CNN host Brian Stelter said Sunday on his show âReliable Sourcesâ that Fox News host Sean Hannity is spouting âauthoritarianâ rhetoric on his nightly program. Stelter said, âTo understand why so many Republicans have abandoned democracy, to see why so many believe the big lie, to get why so many are trying to rewrite voting…
Feminist Naomi Wolf: Biden Admin, Democrats, Big Tech in âUnholy Marriageâ
June 27, 2021 by
After Dr. Naomi Wolf was suspended from Twitter and YouTube earlier this month for exploring COVID origins, the progressive feminist author and former Democrat adviser appeared on Steve Malzbergâs weekly Sunday commentary show Eat the Press, lashing out at Democrats criticizing the freedom of individuals to challenge mainstream takes on matters of public interest and…
The Revenge Tour? Trump To Hold First Campaign-Style Rally In Ohio Since Leaving The White House
June 27, 2021 by
June 26, 2021 11:14 AM ET Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally outside Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday evening, marking the first campaign-style rally since leaving the White House. Trump will speak in Wellington and it will be his first occasion to hold one of his signature rallies that propelled him into the presidency in…
Daytime Emmy Awards Mix Up 2 Black Actresses During ‘In Memoriam’ Tribute
June 27, 2021 by
The 48th Daytime Emmy Awards experienced a major embarrassment Friday when the broadcast confused two black actresses during the In Memoriam tribute, prompting a public apology from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Fridayâs awards telecast misidentified the late The Young and the Restless star Marguerite Ray, who died last year at 89, during…
Car Burglaries Rise 753% in San Francisco as City Reopens
June 27, 2021 by
The reopening of San Francisco, California, means restaurants and hotels are back in business, but criminals have also stepped up their activities, burglarizing cars at a 753 percent higher rate in June over last month. The fallout of the crime wave is reaching beyond the city as criminals find quieter streets to sort through stolen…
Delingpole: Thousands Converge on London for Anti-Lockdown Rally. Ignored Again by MSM
June 27, 2021 by
Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters converged in Central London on Saturday. Yet again, all too predictably, it was largely ignored by the mainstream media. The aim of the latest march, one of the anonymous organisers told me beforehand, was to broaden the protestâs appeal. âWeâve even got double-vaccinated people turning up to support us,â he said.…
GOP Rep. Carl Calls on Biden to Take Mental Cognitive Test –
June 27, 2021 by
Representative Jerry Carl (R-AL) argues there are reasons to be skeptical about President Joe Bidenâs mental state. He and his colleague Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), a former White House physician, believe that is cause for concern. During an interview with Mobile, AL radioâs FM Talk 106.5, Carl said he and Jackson believed it would be…
Voters Say Congress Cares More About Impressing Media Than Helping Constituents: Survey
June 27, 2021 by
Nearly 60% of likely voters who participated in a survey published Thursday believe that Congress âcares more about what the media says than what their own constituents think.â In the survey by Rasmussen Reports, the number of respondents who said that the media is more important for lawmakers was more than twice the number of…
McCarthy: Kamala Harris Spent More Time at the Airport Than at the Border –
June 27, 2021 by
During Saturdayâs broadcast of FNCâs âFox & Friends,â House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) panned Vice President Kamala Harrisâ trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, which he said was a trip where the vice president spent more time at the El Paso, TX airport than at the physical U.S.-Mexico border. According to McCarthy, Harris was wrong…
India: 2,000+ People in Mumbai âDupedâ into Buying Fake Vaccines
June 27, 2021 by
Police in the Indian city of Mumbai recently shut down a group of fraudulent Chinese coronavirus vaccine clinics for distributing fake vaccines and counterfeit certificates to over 2,053 paying clients, the Times of India reported on Thursday. Deepak Thakare, a public prosecutor for the Indian state of Maharashtra â of which Mumbai is the capital â…
Biden Walks Back Infrastructure Vow, Says âVeto Threat ⌠Not My Intentâ
June 26, 2021 by
President Joe Biden walked back his comments that seemingly linked the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure agreement to a Democratic plan for more antipoverty spending. NEWS: Biden clarifies language linking infrastructure deal to the reconciliation bill. Says in a statement his comments âcreated the impression that I was issuing a veto threat on the very plan…
Woke Fail: ‘The Bachelorette’ Premiere Ratings Hit Historic Low After Host Chris Harrison Was Removed over ‘Racism’
June 26, 2021 by
Ratings for the latest series premiere of the ABC dating show The Bachelorette have tanked following the exit of the showâs longtime host Chris Harrison, whom the cancel mob accused of racism after he defended a contestant who attended a sorority event featuring antebellum-style ball gowns. The show returned to ABC without Harrison (replaced by series alums Tayshia…
‘Do You Hear Their Screams?’ Protesters Ask During Harris’ Border Visit
June 26, 2021 by
Protesters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris during her visit to the border in El Paso with signs asking, âDo you hear their screams?â The signs reference the inhuman conditions in Biden-Harris unaccompanied migrant children detention centers. Protesters greeted Vice President Harris in El Paso with signs about children screaming in detention centers, support for former…
Suspect Arrested In Shooting That Nearly Gunned Down Two Children
June 26, 2021 by
Police arrested a man Friday morning suspected in a shooting that injured one man and nearly hit two children in the Bronx, New York, according to ABC 7. Detectives were looking for 27-year-old Michael Lopez after he allegedly fired three shots at a victim and almost hit a 10-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother on…