Accuracy in Media

Last week, news broke that late-night television host John Oliver used a tax loophole to buy a New York City mansion. But, upon searching the websites of CNN, NBC News and ABC News, they did not mention this controversy. John Oliver, a vocal anti-Trump liberal, once used a tax loophole to set up trusts to […]

CBS employs late-night comedian Stephen Colbert, who replaced David Letterman. Colbert recently made a crude and vulgar oral sex joke about President Donald Trump, which offended conservatives and Trump supporters. The hashtag #FireColbert started trending on social media. Colbert said he would say the same thing again, which is not really an apology. Critics call […]

John Oliver and Stephen Colbert’s criticism of President Trump, Ivanka Trump (daughter of the President) and Jared Kushner (Trump’s son-in-law) were highlighted by CNN: John Oliver blasts Ivanka, Jared White House roles Colbert tears apart Trump’s accomplishments But the question remains, is late-night television politically relevant, anyways?

Does it really matter what late-night television has to say about politics? NBC News thought so: Jon Stewart doesn’t need “The Daily Show” to do what he’s best known for: savagely skewering Washington’s politicos. The former TV host made a surprise appearance on Tuesday night’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” dressed up as President […]