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Laura Ingraham faces furious backlash after 'nauseating' screed about fleeing Afghan refugees

Fox News personality Laura Ingraham set off a firestorm of criticism on Monday night after she complained about fleeing Afghani refugees being brought to the United States to escape the Taliban takeover of their country.

As thousands of Afghans -- fearing retaliation and murder squads -- rushed to the airport in the hopes of escaping to America, Ingraham questioned letting them into the United States by asking, "Is it really our responsibility to welcome thousands of un-vetted refugees from Afghanistan?"

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Mike Lindell bizarrely airs 'confession' from his own cyber expert saying symposium was a 'lie'

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Monday fought back after one of his so-called "cyber experts" revealed that he could not prove that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

In an interview with The Washington Times, Josh Merritt explained that he could not stand behind Lindell's claim even though he had been paid by the pillow executive to attend last week's "cyber symposium."

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Brian Kilmeade 'respectfully disagrees' with Gold Star husband who doesn't want more troops to die

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday disagreed with a Gold Star husband who doesn't want additional troops to die after losing his wife while she was deployed in combat.

As U.S. officials and its allies were withdrawing from Afghanistan, Kilmeade spoke to three family members of fallen troops about the Taliban's return to power.

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'Democrats are winning!' Maria Bartiromo melts down at Marsha Blackburn for allowing Biden to succeed

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo confronted Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn (TN) on Sunday for failing to stop a bipartisan infrastructure bill from passing.

While appearing on Sunday Morning Futures, Blackburn insisted that President Joe Biden's administration is "weak."

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Fox News allows DeSantis to carefully stage his appearances — and begs him to come on almost daily: report

Fox News has been allowing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whom the network's producers privately laud as a "GOP star" and "the future of the Republican Party," to carefully stage his appearances.

The Tampa Bay Times obtained emails showing that from early November (when president Donald Trump was defeated) through February, Fox News asked DeSantis to appear on the network a whopping 113 times, or nearly once a day.

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Media reporter warns Brian Stelter is 'really damaging his credibility' after Stephen Colbert grills CNN host on Chris Cuomo

On August 10, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — inundated with disturbing sexual harassment accusations and facing pressure from fellow Democrats — announced his resignation. Cuomo's brother is CNN host Chris Cuomo, and when CNN's Brian Stelter appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," host Colbert wanted to know how CNN would be handling Chris Cuomo.

Colbert asked Stelter, "Behind closed doors, are people mad at him? Is he in trouble?"

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Trump begs Fox News to air election lies for the 'ratings bonanza'

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Fox News for refusing to air lies about the 2020 election.

Trump's remarks came as MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was kicking off the second day of a "cyber symposium" that he claimed would prove that China hacked the 2020 election in favor of President Joe Biden. Lindell insisted that as many as 40 million people had tuned into the event's live stream on the first day.

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'This is a mistake': Steve Bannon slams Mike Lindell's 'cyber symposium' for failing to 'bring the receipts'

Conservative broadcaster Steve Bannon criticized MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Wednesday for failing to prove the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.

As Lindell was kicking off the second day of his "cyber symposium," Bannon said that the MyPillow CEO had not provided his followers with "receipts" proving the election was fraudulent.

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Mike Lindell delays start of 'cyber symposium' after claiming to be hacked

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell postponed the start of his cyber symposium on Tuesday after he claimed that hackers were attacking him.

"The whole technology was attacked," Lindell told an audience gathered to hear evidence that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.

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Dominion sues right-wing OAN and pair of Trump-loving reporters for spreading 'manufactured stories about election fraud'

Dominion Voting Systems has filed new defamation lawsuits against One America News and two of its on-air broadcasters for spreading "lies" about the November 2020 election.

The voting machine company has sued Donald Trump's former attorneys, Fox News and Newsmax, and it filed a long-awaited suit against the right-wing OAN and reporters Chanel Rion and Christina Bobb, along with former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, seeking more than $1.6 billion in damages.

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WATCH: Fox News host cackles after disparaging MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski as ‘that dumb broad’

Fox News was apparently still angry about a segment CNN ran on Saturday.

In that segment, CNN anchor Jim Acosta suggested naming future COVID-19 variants after Republican governors refusing to utilize public health measures.

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Sidney Powell bans newspaper after reporters refuse to swear they have positive opinion of her

Embattled election attorney Sidney Powell reportedly banned a local newspaper from an event in South Dakota on Thursday after journalists refused to reveal their opinion of her or submit the story for her approval.

Rapid City Journal reported that it was invited to cover the event, which was being held by South Dakota Citizens for Liberty at the Rushmore Hotel.

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Facebook gives users new 'prayer tool' amid fight against Covid misinformation

Facebook is rolling out a new "prayer tool" that will allow people to ask for help with challenges in their life like "upcoming job interviews, illnesses and other personal challenges big and small," the Associated Press reported on Sunday.

The new tool will allow users to tap an “I prayed" button when someone asks for others to assist them with the power of prayer.

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