Accuracy in Media

The socialist Venezuelan government-owned oil firm, Citgo, donated $500,000 to help cover the costs of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. It called Venezuela’s spending into question under Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chavez’s protege, as people are starving and the country’s cash reserves are dwindling quickly.

With all the hand-wringing and criticism of Donald Trump from the Left and liberal media about his criticism of the press, real anti-media and anti-free speech actions are taking place in socialist Venezuela. As of Thursday, the Venezuelan government has kicked a CNN network off the air.

Socialism doesn’t work, as Venezuela is demonstrating: President Nicolas Maduro hiked the minimum wage another 50% on Sunday, the fifth increase in the past year. That sounds like a big raise, but it pales in comparison with the dizzying increases in prices that have made food too expensive for many Venezuelans. Inflation is expected to surge to […]

Wonder if Bernie Sanders supporters acknowledge the problems facing modern socialist countries like Venezuela: Give government control over things such as energy and food and see shortages and rations take place. As Venezuela’s economic crunch worsens, food shortages and rising poverty are forcing once middle-class Venezuelans to do the unthinkable: let their pets starve or […]

Why did ABC News and NBC News run articles on a massive recall election protest in socialist Venezuela, but not CNN or CBS News on their homepages? ABC News noted that Venezuela barred foreign media from entering the country this week and NBC News noted that opposition protesters endured two hours of waiting at a police […]

Sounds like Colombia may need to build a wall or restrict refugees from coming in, to avoid a massive influx of economic refugees from the struggling socialist country of Venezuela. Photo by moneymakermj

Read the first couple paragraphs of the front-page piece on their website yesterday: CUMANÁ, Venezuela — With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation’s food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops. A 4-year-old girl was […]

Iran is trying to expand their sphere of influence: The recent slaughter in Orlando leaves many citizens acutely aware of the dangers posed by Islamic terrorism, however, many Americans have never heard about Iran’s Islamic proselytization efforts in Central and South America. “ …The Iranian regime, for 3½ decades and counting, has been … exporting […]

Not that John Oliver or Comedy Central were moderate or center-right to start with, but to omit socialism entirely is disingenuous.

And, the word “socialism” is in the oft-used scare quotes, which make the word seem alleged or fictitious. This corruption hasn’t just enriched the few. It has also impoverished the many. That’s because the government has tried to control the economy to the point of killing it — all, of course, in the name of […]