Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Rep Lauren Boebert Savaged for Tweet Praising Taliban While Trolling Biden: ‘Very Dumb’
“The Taliban are the only people building back better,” says conservative representative
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Snopes Retracts 54 Stories and Suspends Fact-Checking Site’s Co-Founder Over Plagiarism Accusations
The suspension comes after an investigation by BuzzFeed News
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Doubles Down on Pro-Mask Message: ‘Don’t Be a Schmuck’
Former California governor says “we all need a civics lesson”
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CNN’s Keilar Fights Back Tears Over Baby Hospitalized with COVID-19
Keilar says she’s having a hard time “keeping it together”
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Broadway Star Laura Osnes Removed From Hamptons Show for Refusal to Vaccinate
The artistic director of the theater says the company is “sorry not to have Laura on this”
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Tucker Carlson Says He Felt Like a ‘Lunatic’ for Sharing NSA Spying Theory
The NSA announced this week it is looking into Carlson’s claims
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Right-Wing YouTube Rival Rumble to Pay Tulsi Gabbard, Glenn Greenwald for Content to Boost Audience
Rumble bans racism and hate speech — but not medical misinformation
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Mike Lindell’s Own Cybersecurity Expert Admits There’s No Proof of Election Fraud
Josh Merritt calls Lindell’s data “a turd”
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Fraternal Order of Police Slams Newsmax’s Greg Kelly as ‘Clown’ for False Claim About Capitol Riot Officer
Kelly questioned if Officer Michael Fanone could’ve been mistaken for an anti-fascist
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CNN Deletes Debunked Fentanyl ‘Overdose’ Story Amid Outcry From Physicians Group
Almost 400 doctors and experts are calling on multiple media outlets to retract stories falsely claiming you can overdose from mere contact with “potent” synthetic opioids
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Mike Lindell More Liked Than Andrew Cuomo and AOC, Poll Finds
The conspiracy-spreading pillow maven was featured in a new Economist/YouGov poll
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Former NFL Player Nate Burleson to Replace Anthony Mason as ‘CBS This Morning’ Co-Host
He will still contribute to NFL Network as he shifts over to the morning news program
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Chris Cuomo Hemorrhages Female Viewers After Brother Andrew’s Sexual Harassment Scandal
Last week’s ratings took a tumble compared to this time last year
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Rand Paul Suspended by YouTube for Video Questioning Mask Effectiveness
Kentucky senator blasted “leftwing cretins” for the suspension
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Andrew Cuomo Resigns as New York Governor Following Sexual Harassment Accusations
Cuomo made the announcement during a press conference Tuesday
