The Smoking Gun is reporting that BuzzFeed reporter Michael Hasting, who died on June 18 in a fiery one-car accident in Los Angeles, had meth and marijuana in his system at the time of the crash. The meth isn’t believed
While some wish to deny that America is a predominantly Christian country, Buzzfeed’s religious map of the House of Representatives suggests otherwise. Of the 435 members of the House, there are 22 Jews, 2 Muslims, 2 Buddhists, 1 Hindu, (Tulsi Gabbard
After disgraced New York Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner intimated that Hillary Clinton is gearing up for a run for the White House, the Clinton camp immediately came out to say they had “no clue” what Weiner was talking about. In
CNNBuzzfeed: BuzzFeed Brews with New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. Hosted by BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith. Filmed LIVE in New York.
On Monday, embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner said he knew what role Huma Abedin–his wife and Hillary Clinton confidante–would have in Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, but he would not reveal what exactly her role would be. Clinton
CNNBuzzfeed: BuzzFeed Brews with New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. Hosted by BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith. Filmed LIVE in New York.
Without noting what change has been made (there is a generic timestamp about an update), what had been a Sunday headline that correctly noted just how catastrophic a pro-ObamaCare event in Centreville, Virginia, had gone, is now a much more
Democrats, especially female members, piled on Republicans like Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), Mitt Romney, and Rush Limbaugh in 2012, accusing them of insensitivity and waging a so-called war on women. But as even the left-leaning BuzzFeed has observed, female Democrats
On Wednesday evening, Ben Smith of BuzzFeed appeared on Piers Morgan Live to discuss the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal. Gloria Allred appeared on the same show, and talked about how one of the women she represented in the Anthony Weiner
BuzzFeed Politics claimed an exclusive find as the top story on the site’s homepage Tuesday evening–the presumed identity of the young woman caught up in Anthony Weiner’s latest sexting scandal. Note: the images of the woman’s face are uncensored at
The gossip site The Dirty claims to have uncovered new message exchanges between Anthony Weiner–under the pseudonym Carlos Danger–and a 22-year old woman who wishes to remain anonymous. The Dirty posted a statement from the woman (warning there is a
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” (MAIG) is losing many of its members–mayors who signed up excited, but are departing disenchanted. Many who signed on to MAIG got more than they bargained for and others were
For years I’ve been writing about how science reporting has devolved into hysteria and misinformation disguised as public service. TV reports lead with scare tactics like “Stay tuned for the killer in your kitchen cabinet!” with little regard to actual scientific evidence. It’s
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat and potential 2016 presidential candidate, will host a fundraiser in Maryland on Wednesday for 2013 Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe. This comes less than a year after O’Malley assailed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Buzzfeed has indicted fourteen famous authors for being “bigoted”–and the author of the article, Louis Peitzman, seems to have a desire to maim the careers of three prominent conservative writers: Orson Scott Card, the author of the Enders series; Scott
Proponents of gay marriage often make light of the slippery-slope argument that same-sex marriage will lead to legalized polygamy. I can see why they want to dismiss that argument, but they’re being silly. Of course same-sex marriage will lead to
Daily News: The 33-year-old journalist’s fiery 4 a.m. single-car crash June 18 in Los Angeles came 15 hours after he sent friends a panicked email warning them the FBI was on his tail. “Hey [redacted] — the feds are interviewing
Derek Lowe, a doctor of organic chemistry with decades of pharmaceutical research experience, has published a takedown of a BuzzFeed post that went super-viral over the weekend: “Eight Foods That We Eat in The US That Are Banned in Other
With the retirement of Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, undersecretary Eric Fanning became “civilian leader of the Air Force” on June 21. As Buzzfeed Politics reports, this is unique because Fanning is a gay man who was in the military
From Robert Stacy McCain’s profile of Michael Hastings at ViralRead, the left-wing Buzzfeed reporter who died in a one-person car crash in Los Angeles earlier this week. McCain points out that Hastings was “openly contemptuous” of journalistic objectivity, fantasized about
According to WikiLeaks’ Twitter account, BuzzFeed reporter Michael Hastings reached out to them just hours before dying in an automobile accident in Los Angeles earlier this week. Michael Hastings contacted WikiLeaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson just a few hours before he
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 6/18: Google challenges government’s gag order on NSA data requests, citing 1st amendment right; social media, pets and privacy; a SWATting in Des Moines; blackmail, hacking and dirty tricks in
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated PressLOS ANGELESAward-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an
Charlie Rose interviewed President Obama Monday. The interview aired in the evening, but PBS sent a preliminary transcript to various news outlets in advance with an 11pm embargo. This is standard procedure in media, and a win-win for both sides.
President Obama rolls out a bizarre new verbal tic during an interview with Charlie Rose of PBS, as excerpted by Buzzfeed. It pops up when Obama extols the “bigger and better” intelligence gathering capabilities of the NSA: What I can
