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Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media.  Top Stories: Big 4 News Apps Conceal Trump’s Venezuela Victory, Spout Dem Narrative PolitiFact Editor Is FALSE: They're Not 'Checking Both Sides,' They're Hammering the GOP FLASHBACK: NY Times Moronically Blamed ‘Brutal Capitalism’ for Venezuela’s Demise House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing: “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota” MRC UPDATED study on network coverage to come later today     Big 4 News Apps Conceal Trump’s Venezuela Victory, Spout Dem Narrative   Major News Apps Buried Trump's Venezuela Victory: The Big 4 aggregators (Apple News, Google News, Yahoo News, and MSN) downplayed or concealed President Trump's achievement in arresting and exfiltrating Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, with minimal story counts—such as MSN featuring only 4 Venezuela pieces out of 60 top stories—while prioritizing trivial entertainment and non-news items like celebrity deaths or viral videos. Negative Framing Promoted Anti-Trump Narratives: Coverage that did appear was overwhelmingly negative and sourced from left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Guardian, framing the event as Trump "threatening" allies, clashing with Congress, or risking legal issues, rather than celebrating the liberation of Venezuelans from Maduro's regime. Aggregators Amplify Democratic Bias, Distorting Public Access: By relying on biased sources and neglecting balanced reporting, these apps—key news funnels for millions—spout Democratic talking points, undermining neutral journalism and public understanding of major events, as evidenced by a Reuters Institute report on aggregator influence. PolitiFact Editor Is FALSE: They're Not 'Checking Both Sides,' They're Hammering the GOP PolitiFact's Massive Imbalance in Negative Ratings: In 2025, NewsBusters analysis showed Republicans received "Mostly False" or worse ratings in 84.9% of fact checks (124 out of 146), compared to just 34.6% for Democrats (17 out of 49)—a stark disparity that contradicts claims of even-handed scrutiny. Overwhelming Focus on Hammering Trump and GOP: President Trump alone faced 63 fact checks in 2025, with 92% rated "Mostly False" or worse and zero "True" or "Mostly True," while even VP J.D. Vance was hit at 89% negative—far exceeding the lighter touch on Democrats like Kamala Harris (50% negative in limited checks). Editor’s Defense Rings Hollow Amid Liberal Tilt: PolitiFact Editor Katie Sanders insisted they "check both sides," citing rare Democratic examples that ranked at the bottom of their own readers' poll, where lies from Republicans and allies dominated the top spots, underscoring a pattern of selective outrage aligned against the GOP. FLASHBACK: NY Times Moronically Blamed ‘Brutal Capitalism’ for Venezuela’s Demise Normal people are breathing a sigh of relief that narco-terrorist leader Nicolás Maduro is finally getting his just desserts for getting fat off of the torture of his citizens and funneling drugs into the U.S. for years. For MRC Business, it’s a moment worth recalling when the idiotas at The New York Times made their readers dumber by blaming anything but communism and socialism for Venezuela’s destruction. NYT Absurdly Pins Socialist Catastrophe on 'Brutal Capitalism': A July 2024 Times article claimed Venezuela's economic demise under Nicolás Maduro's regime resulted from shifting to "brutal capitalism," with a "state-connected minority controlling much of the nation’s wealth"—a description that perfectly fits crony socialism, not free markets, revealing the paper's desperate ideological spin. Regime's Explicit Communism Ignored in Favor of Left-Wing Apologia: Maduro has openly praised Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto, while his Bolivarian revolution earned cheers from communist groups—yet the Times whitewashes this socialist failure, echoing its historical pattern of downplaying communist atrocities, like Walter Duranty's Stalin-era propaganda. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (EDT) Hearing: “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota” - MRC UPDATED study on network coverage to come later today ABC, NBC Barely Touch Minnesota Fraud, While CBS Delivers the Goods ABC's Journalistic Blackout: ABC devoted just 25 seconds to the scandal, ignoring investigative details while spending nearly five times more airtime (122 seconds) portraying Somalis as victims of "fear" from ICE raids and Trump's rhetoric—clear evidence of agenda-driven reporting that shields fraud from scrutiny. NBC's Reactive Reluctance: NBC avoided the story until a viral independent journalist's video racked up over 100 million views, forcing a belated two-minute report; before that, they gave it only 65 seconds while emphasizing backlash—highlighting how big media relies on outsiders to do their job and delays exposing scandals tied to progressive favorites. CBS Stands Out for Real Journalism: Unlike its competitors, CBS delivered over eight minutes of coverage, including three full-length investigative reports uncovering new fraud details—showing that fair reporting is possible, but rare, in a landscape dominated by bias that downplays billions in taxpayer losses.