It's the media buzz meter with Howard Kurtz.

I was mesmerized the other night as an old New York Knicks fan watching the team annihilate the 76ers to sweep that series four games to none.

Now, there was never any doubt about the outcome.

The Yorkers jumping out to a 10-point lane, 15, 20, 25 points, then 30 points, which

ended up being the final margin.

They scored in the first half tying a league record 18 third pointers, three-pointers,

and Jalen Brunson had six, three is on his own.

So even compared to the 1970 and 73 Nick Championship teams of Walt Frazier and Willis Reed, which was all about

moving the ball, and that's where the whole defense chance started.

I think this is just a better, deeper team.

I mean, I've never seen so many baskets drop, whether it was from, you know, the sideline or three-point

range or driving the basket. There was no suspense, but it was just an absolute clinic. All right.

Story number one. I'm going to start with this even though I find it profoundly depressing.

And I was on air last weekend making this very point than anybody

who would believe this idiotic conspiracy theory was, by definition, a moron.

And I don't use moron lightly.

Idiots sometimes.

So a significant percentage of Americans believe And I don't use moron lightly. Idiots sometimes.

So a significant percentage of Americans believe the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at the White House correspondent's theater was staged.

This is a survey led by NewsGuard.

Asked them about the three attempts on Trump's life, Butler, Pennsylvania,

one at the president's golf course, and, of course, the Washington Hilton. 38% of respondents believed all three assassination attempts were legitimate.

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