by Ed Driscoll
WITHIN HOURS OF RECEIVING WH LETTER, CNN PUBLISHES BOGUS FACT-CHECK OF HOUSE INQUIRY.
CNN fact-checked the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Wednesday just hours after the White House asked news executives to up the scrutiny on Republicans. CNN’s fact-checking team admitted most of the claims were true but downplayed each allegation.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday Republicans would move forward with an impeachment inquiry, saying he believes there is enough evidence stemming from both the House Judiciary and Oversight committees to move forward.
The White House Counsel’s Office spokesperson Ian Sam sent a letter to news executives Wednesday saying “it’s time for the media to ramp up its scrutiny of House Republicans for opening an impeachment inquiry based on lies.” The letter reportedly said the inquiry should “set off alarm bells for news organizations.”
Apparently it worked at CNN, because they issued an entire report fact-checking the inquiry in which they state most of the claims are true before trying to downplay them.
This is CNN:
Unproven? Your fact check literally admits everything McCarthy said was true. https://t.co/gOFBzAPbaB pic.twitter.com/q0OS4Fd4Fd
— Mike Bastasch (@MikeBastasch) September 13, 2023