Alex Christy
Alex Christy | August 23, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] Logic was in limited supply on Monday’s edition of The 11th Hour on MSNBC as journalism professor Jason Johnson argued that an NBC News poll showing Republicans leading in the generic congressional ballot is proof that voters love abortion, which the “illegitimate Supreme Court” took away from them.
Alex Christy | August 20, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] Tiffany Cross’s MSNBC show is not known for nuance and well-argued analysis, but the Saturday edition of The Cross Connection still managed to one up itself when pollster and MSNBC contributor Fernand Amandi repeatedly claimed that the Republican Party is a fascist party and Roe v. Wade's downfall proves it.
Alex Christy | August 20, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] Alex Wagner concluded her first week as MSNBC’s newest primetime host on Friday by alleging that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others seeking to use public schools to promote “Christian nationalism” at the expense of real history and civics.
Alex Christy | August 19, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] As children start to head back to school, America is facing a teacher shortage and the Friday installment of MSNBC Reports knows who to blame: conservatives.
Alex Christy | August 19, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] A district court judge temporarily blocked portions of Florida’s Individual Freedom Act—also known as the Stop WOKE Act—related to private businesses on Thursday on the grounds they violated the First Amendment. CNN’s Don Lemon and Bakari Sellers used the ruling and latter’s Thursday show to argue that the education portions of the bill show that Gov. Ron DeSantis is…
Alex Christy | August 18, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] On Wednesday’s installment of New Day on CNN, host Brianna Keilar and correspondent Alexandra Field alleged that it is “misinformation” and “demonstrably false” to say that Boston Children’s Hospital provides genital surgeries for minors. Unfortunately, reality is more complicated.
Alex Christy | August 17, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] Wednesday’s Jose Diaz-Balart Reports on MSNBC had what initially appeared to be a promising segment about the rise of black families who have decided to homeschool their children. However, that promise evaporated when it was portrayed as a useful way to get around new Republican laws that seek to combat far-left racial theories and politicized versions of history.
Alex Christy | August 17, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] Former Democratic senator and Saturday Night Live cast member Al Franken guest hosted ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday and it went about as well as anyone could predict. During his opening monologue, Franken rattled off a list of supposed threats to democracy including “just how big a dick Ted Cruz is” while later he turned the show into a Democratic commercial…
Alex Christy | August 16, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] The media is fear mongering on pro-life laws again. This time the culprit was the Tuesday installment of CBS Mornings where it was claimed that in some states it is now more difficult to treat ectopic pregnancies and other, non-pregnancy-related diseases.
Alex Christy | August 13, 2022
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC’s Ali Velshi was not happy with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s latest decision to remove the ability to use Medicaid to pay for gender dysphoria treatment. Velshi alleged on his Saturday show that move is on the level of not providing "gender-affirming care" to minors and the “Don’t Say Gay bill.”