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CNN Proves False Narratives Are a Network Feature; WaPo Upset Photographers It Does Not Have Are Banned

Brad Slager
Brad Slager  |  Mar 11, 2026
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Low-Octane Gaslighting – CNN

  • Let’s recall, this is the woman who says her job is to correct misinformation from the Right.

On last night’s Abby Philip round table, the hostess let out a staggeringly wrong declaration.

She has since come out with a quasi-correction, but in doing so, she fails to explain how it is that after three days of the facts about the New York bombers being established, she managed to get this completely wrong.

Artisanally-Crafted Narratives – CNN

  • Seriously, this has to establish that this is a network standard.

Just hold in your mind how often CNN personalities lash out at Fox News and others for dispensing false information. Here is another CNN figure pushing the claim that Mayor Mamdani was the target of Saturday’s bombing attempt.

This comment was posted AFTER Abby Philip had been shamed into an apology, and more than a day after his network had to walk back that shameful supportive report on the bombers.

Low-Octane Gaslighting – THE NEW YORK TIMES

  • How? Seriously…how does this get released…?!

Amid the rash of fake reports on the NYC bombing, let’s also keep in mind the press is dispensing plenty of falsehoods on the Iran attacks. You have seen the reports of widespread support when the Ayatollah was taken out, and the preceding months of large crowds opposing the Iranian regime.

For the latest fakery, we get none other than The New York Times, which posted a video clip that supposedly showed large crowds supporting the announcement of the new leader for Iran. It has since been shown to be an AI-generated video, yet The Times posted it as accurate.

Deadline Gambit – WASHINGTON POST

  • Not liking the response is not the same as failing to respond.

It is with no small amount of amusement that the Washington Post came out with news that the Pentagon had restricted photographers from the latest Pete Hegseth press conference. Anonymous sources claimed this was because some unflattering pictures had been recently taken of the secretary. 

The official word was that outlets were only allowed one representative for the presser. (But, if they applied for press credentials, a photographer would have been allowed; however, most outlets have boycotted the Pentagon over standards, so they did this to themselves.)

The comedy about this report is that the Post is about the last outlet that can be upset about this, since the paper laid off ALL of its photojournalists a month ago.

Media correspondent Scott Nover covered this, and in so doing, declared that the White House Deputy Press Secretary “declined to comment.” However, Anna Kelley had in fact provided a response to Nover, but he either did not check his inbox before publishing, or he did not appreciate her noting that they should not care about banned photographers.

News Avoidance Syndrome – VARIOUS OUTLETS

  • So you all saw the itemized expenses and just stopped there?

There was a ripple throughout the press landscape that a spending report from the Pentagon had been released, and since this involves Pete Hegseth, it can ONLY be considered bad news.

Of particular notice was that millions of dollars had been spent purchasing lobster and steaks. All manner of outrage followed, with many commenting how SNAP benefits were curtailed, inflation affected the poor, healthcare costs spiraled, and/or DOGE should get involved.

What none of these outrage merchants cared to look into was how these were meals traditionally served to military members about to be deployed, something that has long taken place and never generated angry reports.