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Mainstream Media Is FAILING. Ex-CNN and CBS Journalists Explain Why
5 attributed claims Published August 2026
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Technological changes are a foremost reason people have been watching less television and reading fewer newspapers over time.
Research supports a long-term decline in newspaper readership and declines for some traditional television-news audiences, with digital technology contributing to the change. But the unqualified claim that people have been watching less television is too broad because television trends vary substantially by platform and program type.
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Todd Blanche said on Meet the Press that he would not promise that the Justice Department would be independent.
Blanche appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on August 16, 2026 and said, “No, I’m not going to pledge that,” when asked whether the Justice Department would always act independently of the White House.
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The Justice Department’s public corruption section has been shut down.
The section was reported as significantly reduced, with cases transferred to U.S. attorneys’ offices, but the Associated Press also reported that no final decision had been made to eliminate it. DOJ continued to list the Public Integrity Section as an active unit in August 2026.
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An interview discussed important gaps in the Epstein files and material that was being withheld.
CBS News reported that important gaps remained in the public Epstein-file record and that evidence suggested some documents were still being withheld. The claim does not assert that the withheld material would necessarily be released, only that the interview addressed the issue.
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Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as president in January 2021.
Biden won the 2020 presidential election and was sworn in as the 46th president on January 20, 2021, succeeding Trump.
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