'For the purpose of media accountability, Just Facts has summarized 40 misleading claims spread by journalists, commentators, and so-called fact checkers during 2025. "Each example quotes a specific media outlet, but the vast bulk of these falsehoods and half-truths were spread by multiple news sources, and some were propagated by dozens."
. . . 7: Motive of Charlie Kirk’s Assassin "CNN’s Kaitlin Collins claimed that “law enforcement hasn’t laid out a direct motive” for the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
"In fact, the official charging document recorded that Tyler James Robinson “intentionally selected Charlie Kirk because” of his “belief or perception regarding Charlie Kirk’s political expression.”
"Moreover, the charging document detailed the following facts which specify the precise nature of Robinson’s motive:
“Robinson’s mother explained that over the last year or so, Robinson had become more political and had started to lean more to the left — becoming more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented.”
"“Police interviewed Robinson’s roommate, a biological male who was involved in a romantic relationship with Robinson.”
"Robinson texted the roommate that he killed Kirk, a leading conservative, because, “I had enough of his hatred.”
" 'Each round in the rifle contained an etched inscription,” one of which says, “Hey Fascist! Catch!”
9: Nazis & Free Speech "Margaret Brennan of CBS News claimed that “free speech was weaponized” in Nazi Germany to “conduct a genocide.”
"In fact, free speech was censored in Nazi Germany to conduct a genocide. In the words of Hitler’s minister of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, “National Socialism” (a.k.a Nazism) outlawed free speech to place itself “beyond the possibilities of criticism.”
"To drive that point home, Goebbels added that “the right to criticize” can “be granted only to the wiser people over the more stupid ones and never the other way around.”
10: Global Warming "The New York Times claimed that the “burning of fossil fuels is dangerously heating the planet.”
"In fact, broad measures of human and environmental welfare related to global warming have remained stable or improved for the past 30–170 years, contrary to predictions that they would have radically degraded by now. These include but aren’t limited to: . . . More under Global Warming
James D. Agresti is the president of Just Facts, a research and educational institute dedicated to publishing facts about public policies and teaching research skills
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