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Washington Post’s Erik Wemple–The Breitbart News Interview, Part 3

In part three of our three-part interview with Washington Post media reporter Erik Wemple, we discuss the media’s handling of the Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, the appropriate role of fact-checkers in our media (specifically the Post’s own Glenn Kessler), and a topic Wemple covers frequently and critically: Fox News.

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Police Find No Evidence of Gang Rape at UVA Fraternity

Charlottesville police announced the results of their investigation into an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house in 2012. Police say they have no proof the incident occurred and note that the woman who made the accusation has refused to cooperate.

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WaPo: ‘Does John Kerry Have a Brian Williams Problem?’

Serial embellisher and current Secretary of State John Kerry got the full boat of four Pinnochios from a brutal Washington Post fact check that compares the failed Democrat presidential contender to disgraced NBC News anchor Brian Williams. Earlier this week,

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WaPo Tries to Stir Up Panic to Reverse Constitutional Carry Momentum

With support for Constitutional Carry gaining momentum in a manner reminiscent of the way concealed carry gained momentum before sweeping the country in the 1990s, The Washington Post (WaPo) has resorted to trying to stir up enough panic to get numerous state legislatures to abandon the idea.

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False Solidarity: Major News Outlets Refuse to Publish Charlie Hebdo Cartoon

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has published a new Mohammed cartoon, a week after two gunmen slaughtered twelve people in cold blood at their headquarters in Paris, France. The image depicts a crying Mohammed holding a sign that says “Je Suis Charlie.” While arguably not being nearly as provocative as previous covers, a number of American outlets refused to publish the cartoon.

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WaPo: McAuliffe’s One Handgun-A-Month Purchase Limit ‘Modest’

Last week, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) proposed a one handgun-a-month purchase limit. Three days later, The Washington Post said this and other McAuliffe gun control proposals were “modest.” Breitbart News previously reported that McAuliffe’s other proposals included new justifications for revoking