Topic: Media Research Center
Media Research Center researcher Nicholas Fondacaro is a liar -- but maybe that lying is part of the culture at the MRC and comes straight from the top.
MRC chief Brent Bozell declared in a July 17 tweet: "Bank of America has pledged to give Marxist Black Lives Matter ONE BILLION DOLLARS. Every conservative customer MUST CLOSE THEIR ACCOUNTS."
That's a lie. The truth: Bank of America has pledged $1 million over four years to help communities of color and minority-owned businesses.There's no evidence that any of the money -- let alone all of it -- is going to Black Lives Matter. Bozell apparently got his lie from Fox Business host Lou Dobbs, who had to issue a correction the next day.
By contrast, Bozell's false tweet is still live, and he has not corrected his lie in any subsequent tweet. In other words, his threat to the bank's business by demanding that conservatives "MUST CLOSE THEIR ACCOUNTS" there is built on a lie -- and is perhaps actionable on the bank's part. Remember that Bozell had to pay $3.5 million to World Wrestling Entertainment for spreading lies about the organization, so he's no stranger to defamation lawsuits.
Like we said, straight from the top. Bozell apparently doesn't care about the truth -- and as Fondacaro has demonsrated, neither do his employees.
Given all this, there's little reason to trust anything the MRC puts out.
