Our liberal media landscape has become so desperate to discredit conservatives that they’ve abandoned even the pretense of basic fact-checking. Instead, they rush headlong into “gotcha” journalism that frequently results in them tripping over their own shoelaces.

The pattern has become painfully obvious to anyone paying attention. Liberal journalists are so convinced of their moral and intellectual superiority over conservatives that they don’t even bother verifying basic facts before launching their attacks.

The latest example of this embarrassing trend comes courtesy of CNN, where their “chief climate correspondent” Bill Weir was so eager to paint the Trump administration’s EPA as incompetent that he publicly misidentified standard regulatory code as a “typo.” Talk about shooting first and asking questions later!

From ‘Fox News’:

“CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir joined CNN host Kaitlan Collins on ‘The Source’ and claimed the EPA was moving so fast it was making mistakes. ‘Today Lee Zeldin put out a video on X, they were putting out press releases with such a flurry, about 31 different actions and rollbacks, that some of them had typos or placeholders at the top. We have one of those there [on screen], ‘Trump EPA announces 000…’- you can see there,’ Weir said. ‘It’s sort of, ‘Shoot first, fill out the press release later.'”

The only problem? Those weren’t typos at all. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin quickly set the record straight, explaining that “OOOO b/c” isn’t a mistake but actually refers to federal regulation code—specifically “40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO,” commonly known as “Quad O,” which falls under the Clean Air Act.

Fact-Checkers Who Can’t Check Their Facts

Zeldin didn’t mince words when calling out CNN’s embarrassing blunder, posting on X: “Another media ‘fact check’ face plant where the fact-checker doesn’t have the slightest clue what he’s talking about.” He went on to explain that those weren’t even zeros in the title, but the letter “O.” Ouch! That’s gotta sting for a network that prides itself on climate expertise.

EPA spokeswoman Molly Vaseliou delivered an even more blistering response, telling Fox News Digital: “CNN’s chief climate correspondent failed to check code of federal regulations when reporting on the largest day of deregulatory action in American history. If Fake News CNN can’t figure out what EPA does, what does this mean for the American public?”

Media’s Regulation Fixation: Science or Fiction?

Rather than accurately reporting on these substantive policy changes, CNN’s Weir chose to characterize the EPA’s actions as a “war on science.” He dramatically claimed the agency was going after vehicle emissions, power plant pollution, mercury standards, and more—painting a picture of environmental apocalypse rather than regulatory reform.

“It still has to go through the courts. It has to go through Congress. But it just is the latest in an all-out war on science, around public health, around the environment, and of course, around the climate crisis,” Weir declared, apparently unaware that his own reporting contained actual errors, not the EPA’s.

This incident perfectly encapsulates how the media covers the Trump administration: assume incompetence, report before verifying, and when proven wrong, simply move on without acknowledgment. Can you imagine if a conservative news outlet had made such an elementary mistake about a Biden administration policy? We’d never hear the end of it!

Media Malpractice: A Recurring Epidemic

This isn’t an isolated incident. Throughout Trump’s first term and now into his second, mainstream media outlets have repeatedly rushed to judgment, only to be proven embarrassingly wrong. Remember the “very fine people” hoax? The Russian collusion narrative? The countless “anonymous sources” who supposedly had damning information that never materialized?

It’s no wonder trust in media continues to plummet among Americans.

What’s particularly telling about this EPA incident is how it reveals the media’s fundamental ignorance about the very subjects they claim expertise in. If CNN’s “chief climate correspondent” doesn’t recognize basic regulatory code related to environmental policy, what does that say about the depth of their reporting on these issues?

For you, dear reader, this serves as yet another reminder to approach mainstream media coverage with a healthy dose of skepticism. When they tell you the Trump administration is incompetent or evil, ask yourself: Are they reporting facts, or are they just pushing a narrative?

Key Takeaways:

• CNN’s “climate expert” mistook standard regulatory code (OOOO b/c) for a typo, revealing a fundamental lack of knowledge about the subject matter they cover.
• The EPA under Trump is implementing significant deregulation to remove Biden-era restrictions.
• Media outlets continue to prioritize anti-Trump narratives over factual accuracy, damaging their own credibility in the process.

Source: Fox News