The Young Turks (TYT) is an online news and commentary network founded in 2002 by Cenk Uygur, a former MSNBC contributor, and co-hosted by Ana Kasparian, among others. It began as a radio show before expanding to YouTube, becoming one of the earliest and most aggressive examples of a fully digital leftist broadcast outlet. TYT’s…
Media Deception – The “Kids in Cages” Lie
In the heat of America’s border crisis debates, one image captured the public’s imagination and outrage: children behind chain-link fences, lying under Mylar blankets, crying and bewildered. These images were circulated endlessly on social media and in major newspapers, accompanied by incendiary headlines accusing the Trump administration of jailing children and tearing them from their…
Media Deception – The 2020 Riots
The year 2020 will long be remembered not only for the COVID-19 pandemic but also for the sweeping unrest that engulfed major American cities. Sparked by the death of George Floyd in late May, protests under the banner of racial justice quickly metastasized into widespread rioting, looting, and political violence. From Portland to New York,…