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May 24, 2019
Even CNBC's more liberal anchor wasn't thrilled with newly announced plans from Democratic candidates to tax Wall Street transactions.
Reporter Ylan Mui told Squawk Box viewers on May 23 about plans from liberal candidates Sen.…
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October 23, 2018
Anti-semitism gets a free pass on Twitter, but conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and company do not.
On October 22, Twitter suspended 18 accounts that were affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Infowars, in a follow up move to the…
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September 7, 2018
In an unsurprising reversal, Twitter decided to ban conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and InfoWars from its platform as of Sept. 6.
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Citing instances that “violate our abusive behavior policy,” Twitter Safety announced that “Today, we…
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August 7, 2018
In the running war against freedom of speech, tech companies have started to take down extremist content.
Infowars and Alex Jones were banned from at least Facebook, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Spotify. They were not banned for conspiracy theories…
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July 30, 2018
InfoWars founder Alex Jones is currently in the midst of a 30-day Facebook suspension for allegedly violating the site’s rules against “bullying” and “hate speech.” It has even resulted in surprising support from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Jones has…
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July 13, 2018
CNN attempted to test the limits of Facebook’s new campaign against fake news by questioning the presence of InfoWars on its site.
In a piece on the CNN website, senior media reporter Oliver Darcy said he asked multiple members of Facebook’s team…
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July 6, 2018
Last month, 213,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy — more than expected by analysts. Jobs figures from the previous two months were also revised up by a total of 37,000 jobs.
This good news about job gains and increased participation…
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December 21, 2017
Good news for the economy came quickly on the heels of the Republican-driven tax bill. AT&T, Boeing, Wells Fargo, Comcast and others announced employee bonuses or wage increases, additional contributions to training, charitable efforts and…
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August 16, 2017
The media don’t just make the news, they frame it. Journalists did it this week, pushing business CEOs to quit President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council. After one CEO resigned in response to Trump’s comments on the…
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March 30, 2017
One CNBC anchor thinks the media are “in cahoots with the hating party” and it’s hurting the president’s ability to function with Congress.
Squawk Box co-anchor Joe Kernen blasted the media for unequivocal support of…