CBS HIDES the Lies of the 1619 Project, Spins Distortions as Question of ‘Focus’

[See NewsBusters for more.] The journalists at CBS This Morning devoted almost seven minutes to the 1619 Project on Tuesday and avoided an honest discussion of the massive historical distortions at the heart of The New York Times journalism. Highlighting the efforts to keep schools from teaching the error-filled document, reporter Ed O’Keefe was vague on just why many elected Republicans oppose it. He noted, “Materials for the project have been developed into lesson plans to use in schools but some Republican leaders are trying to block it in public education.” O’Keefe played a clip of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem calling for the “real history” of America to be taught. But the CBS journalist offered few specifics on what that might mean. Instead, he spun, “In response to criticism about the project's focus, the Times issued a clarification last year to its opening essay by Hannah-Jones, noting that protecting slavery was a reason that some of the colonists pout the American Revolution, but not all of them.”