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On May 17, some Black Lives Matter activists tweeted, "Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Palestinians" and voiced their support for "Palestinian liberation." That tweet made no mention of the militant Hamas, but that fact, according to Media Matters reporter Chloe Simon, didn't stop Fox News from acting as though it did.

The following day, on May 18, a Fox News article by Michael Ruiz ran with the headline, "Black Lives Matter says it stands with Hamas terrorists in Israeli conflict." Fox News later changed that headline to "Black Lives Matter 'stands in solidarity' with Palestinians, vows to fight for 'Palestinian liberation','" but a screenshot of the original headline can be found on Media Matters' website.

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas repeatedly referred to what appeared to be written talking points on Sunday when he was asked why he supported multiple Benghazi investigations but opposes a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

During an interview on CNN's State of the Union program, host Jake Tapper said that he was "surprised" that McCaul voted against the Jan. 6 commission.

Fox News hosts on Sunday lashed out at Vice President Kamala Harris after she told her Twitter followers to "enjoy the long weekend" during the Memorial Day holiday.

"There are many who are upset the leaders in this country do not quite remember the meaning of this weekend," Fox & Friends co-host Will Cain said before pointing to Harris's tweet.

A former adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) saw his defense of Senate Republicans voting against a bi-partisan commission on the Jan 6th Capitol riot torn apart by a Democratic strategist on CNN on Saturday morning.

Appearing with co-hosts Christi Paul and Boris Sanchez, GOP strategist Scott Jennings said he personally would like to see a commission investigate the violent insurrection that saw lawmakers from both parties flee supporters of former president Donald Trump, but that it also made sense for the GOP to attempt to quash the proposed commission.

People who believe in QAnon often self-describe as independent thinkers, not beholden to any media, corporate, or government propaganda. Yet a new study finds that the easiest way to predict whether someone will support the conspiratorial far right movement is if they consume the same far right media sources.

This article originally appeared at Salon.

A Fox News guest speculated that mass shootings had increased in the United States because criminals "probably got vaccinated."

Retired NYPD detective Pat Brosnan made the remarks on Fox News following a mass shooting in San Jose that left at least eight people dead. The remarks were shared on Twitter by Justin Baragona.

Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday lashed out a Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. over what he said is an "illegal" investigation into former President Donald Trump.

Real America's Voice host Steve Bannon asked Giuliani about the criminal investigation after Vance reportedly empaneled a grand jury, suggesting that an indictment could be on the horizon. According to reports, New York Attorney General Letitia James has also joined the investigation.

BNC News host Marc Lamont Hill challenged Christopher F. Rufo, an outspoken opponent of critical race theory, to explain what he likes about being white.

During an interview that aired on Tuesday, Rufo argued that critical race theory -- a form of social justice education -- is "state-sanctioned racism" because it teaches white children that they are more privileged than Black children.

Fox News host Bret Baier on Tuesday suggested that Democrats should push for a new independent commission to investigate why over half a million Americans have died of COVID-19 -- but the result could be problematic for former President Donald Trump.

During a Fox News segment on the origins of COVID-19, host John Roberts asked Baier if the White House would push for Congress to investigate the deaths of thousands of Americans.

Real America's Voice host David Brody defended himself this week after he allowed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to compare a mask mandate to the Holocaust.

Greene made the remarks while appearing on Brody's program last week where she talked about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision not to lift a mask mandate for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany on Monday accused CNN of targeting conservative employees after the network severed ties with former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) over his comments about Native Americans.

McEnany recalled that she "got insulted" when she appeared on CNN.

Jewish activist Dov Hikind, a former New York state assemblyman, this week accused Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) of setting up Jews to "go to the gas chamber."

During a Monday interview on Newsmax, Hikind lashed out at Sanders for condemning both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in the same tweet.

OAN, a conservative news channel, spent the weekend trying to convince its viewers that conservative competitor Newsmax is a "left-leaning organization."

In a report that was aired over the weekend, OAN's Pearson Sharp suggested that Newsmax and Fox News could no longer be considered "reliable" news sources because the outlets had recognized President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.