{"id":69589,"date":"2026-04-10T14:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69589"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:21:06","slug":"bllsht-trumps-fcc-boss-lies-that-the-pope-is-calling-out-americas-fake-news-no-he-isnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69589","title":{"rendered":"B*LLSH*T: Trump&#8217;s FCC Boss Lies That &#8216;The Pope is Calling out America&#8217;s Fake News&#8217; &#8211; No He Isn&#8217;t!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The record of flagrant lying by Donald Trump has been well documented over the years. During his first occupation of the White House the Washington Post compiled <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/01\/24\/trumps-false-or-misleading-claims-total-30573-over-four-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">more than 30,000 lies<\/a><\/strong> told by Trump in four years. Since his return to power he has exponentially increased that number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=TITLE%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69589\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=TITLE%20https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69589\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/Trump-lies-deceive.jpg\" alt=\"Trump Lies\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43509\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trump appears determined to set new records in his second term. Not just for the quantity of lies, but also for the vast distant between his lying and reality. In recent days Trump has claimed that he won his illegal war with Iran weeks ago, despite continuing to fight it. He claims that the economy that he wrecked is the best ever. He brags that he has the highest approval ratings of any president. But even his Ministry of Propaganda, Fox News, isn&#8217;t buying most of that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69578\" target=\"_blank\">Most Americans Are Fed Up With Trump\u2019s Lies About Taxes and Spending According to Fox News Poll<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Friday Trump&#8217;s chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, was on the podcast of Benny Johnson, an ultra rightist Trump-fluffer who is known to have been <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/05\/nx-s1-5100829\/russia-election-influencers-youtube\" target=\"_blank\">paid by Russian propaganda outlets<\/a><\/strong>. In the course of their discussion Carr, revealed some startling news about Pope Leo XIV&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Today, I saw the Vatican called out U.S. news outlets for being fake news for running a false story about a Department of War meme. Even the Pope is calling out America&#8217;s fake news! This all flows from President Trump.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mj5loojcsc26\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreia3wcz7o2om5qi4uzgqddtqobswxbtbycahnmwczblw3lik2plehu\">\n<p lang=\"en\">FCC Chair Brendan Carr: &#34;Today, I saw the Vatican called out US news outlets for being fake news for running a false story about a Department of War meme. Even the Pope is calling out America&#39;s fake news! This all flows from President Trump.&#34;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed\">Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/post\/3mj5loojcsc26?ref_src=embed\">2026-04-10T15:01:44.245Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First of all, it needs to be pointed out how ridiculous it is for Carr to be complaining about <em>&#8220;fake news&#8221;<\/em> as a guest on the podcast of a Kremlin stooge. And there is only one news network that was forced to pay nearly a billion dollars for lying &#8211; that&#8217;s Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>More to the point, Carr is brazenly lying about what he claims that the Pope said. There is no evidence that the Pope <em>&#8220;called out U.S. news outlets&#8221;<\/em> regarding any memes referencing the Department of Defense (For the Record: There is no such thing as the Department of War). Carr&#8217;s claim that <em>&#8220;the Pope is calling out America&#8217;s fake news&#8221;<\/em> is itself fake news. It never happened, and Carr didn&#8217;t bother to cite his alleged source.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not to say that the Pope has never spoken about the media. He has. But in a measured way that encompassed all of it without any partisan leanings. For instance, the Pope <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/2041108908367028658\" target=\"_blank\">recently said<\/a><\/strong> that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Often, the proclamation of truth is obscured by what we today call \u201cfake news\u201d \u2014 lies, insinuations, and unfounded accusations.  Yet, in the face of such obstacles, the truth does not remain hidden; rather, it comes forth to meet us, living and radiant, illuminating even the deepest darkness.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Notice that there is no mention of American media or the Department of Defense in the Pope&#8217;s remarks. He is criticizing the broader, worldwide media environment, and advocating for greater attention to be paid to truth finding. Carr made up the rest. And he is using the Pope as a prop to advance his dishonest attacks on the free press. Instead, Carr ignores <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/news\/2026\/let-communication-be-conducted-real-human-beings-not-ai-pope-says\" target=\"_blank\">the Pope&#8217;s sharp criticisms<\/a><\/strong> of the corporate monoliths that control so much of the media, and that are run by Trump&#8217;s billionaire buddies. Such as when&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230;he warned about the danger of having a &#8216;handful of companies&#8217; be in control of so much data and be able to &#8216;subtly influence behavior and even rewrite human history.'&#8221; [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Media and communication companies cannot allow algorithms designed to win the battle for a few extra seconds of attention at any cost to prevail over their professional values, which are aimed at seeking the truth.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That said, Carr deserves some credit for admitting that <em>&#8220;This all flows from President Trump.&#8221;<\/em> Indeed it does. The Lyin&#8217; King is the role model for the deceitful behavior of his flunkies. They follow his lead to lie shamelessly at every opportunity. But that can&#8217;t go on for long. So they should heed the the Pope&#8217;s warning that <em>&#8220;the truth does not remain hidden.&#8221;<\/em> In a very real sense, the truth is Trump&#8217;s enemy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69533\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Lies and Threatens CNN Over a Story He Falsely Claims Was Fake News From Nigeria About Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69058\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Brags About Getting Fascist Control of the Media in Bonkers Truth Social Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68705\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s FCC Threatens to Change \u2018Equal Time\u2019 Rules to Suppress the Free Speech of Trump Critics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse<br \/>\non <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsCorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/newscorpse.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@newscorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>And check out my books on Amazon:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aOYFpM\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Fox Nation vs. Reality:<br \/>\nThe Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Thanks so much for your support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The record of flagrant lying by Donald Trump has been well documented over the years. During his first occupation of the White House the Washington Post compiled more than 30,000 lies told by Trump in four years. Since his return to power he has exponentially increased that number. 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