Seth Leibsohn: Don’t Trust Our Mainstream Media
Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News
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4.5 • 715 Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
School children used to be taught about the dangers of yellow journalism, a practice where the media would falsify stories to inspire support for war, as in “you furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.” Today, the practice is back, stronger than ever—but now it’s on the side against us.
When Ayatollah Khamenei was confirmed dead, the New York Times labeled him “avuncular and magnanimous,” complemented with a story picturing mourning Iranians. This would be news to the overwhelming majority of Iranians who celebrated the end of their tyrant’s life—a mass murderer of innocents across the globe.
CNN aired a story on Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, not once mentioning the precipitating cause: Hezbollah showering rockets into Israel.
Elite outlets also deliberately obfuscated just who threw IEDS into a crowd in New York City this weekend—making it look the real “bad guys” were anti-Islamist protestors when it was, in fact, American Islamists.
If you get your own news from mainstream media, the simple truth is this: you’ll be misinformed and uninformed.
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| 0:31.1 | This is Seth Leibson for Townhall.com. |
| 0:33.6 | School children used to be taught about the dangers of yellow journalism, a practice where the media would falsify stories to inspire support for war, as in, you furnish the pictures, all furnish the war. |
| 0:43.1 | Today, the practice is back, stronger than ever, but now it's on the side against us. |
| 0:47.4 | When Ayatollah Khamenei was confirmed dead, the New York Times labeled him avuncular and magnanimous, complemented with a story picturing mourning Iranians. |
| 0:55.7 | This would be news to the overwhelming majority of Iranians who celebrated the end of their |
| 0:59.7 | tyrant's life, a mass murderer of innocence across the globe. |
| 1:03.0 | CNN aired a story on Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, not once mentioning the precipitating |
| 1:07.8 | cause, Hezbollah showering rockets into Israel. |
| 1:11.5 | Elite outlets also deliberately obfuscated just who threw IEDs into a crowd in New York |
| 1:16.0 | City this weekend, making it look like the real bad guys were anti-Islamist protesters |
| 1:19.9 | when it was, in fact, American Islamists. |
| 1:22.9 | If you get your news from mainstream media, the simple truth is this. |
| 1:26.6 | You'll be misinformed and uninformed. |
| 1:29.7 | You're invited to pull up a chair on Lisa Harper's Back Forch, where faith meets real life. |
| 1:34.1 | Welcome to Back Forch Theology. Each episode helps you dive deeper into God's Word and discover that the gospel isn't just good news for eternity. |
| 1:40.5 | It's great news for everyday life because God is for you and he's always been restoring our |
| 1:45.0 | value and drawing us closer to him with honest conversations, a few laughs and guests ranging |
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