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MAZE@mazemoore · Jul 28, 2026

December, 2020. Jake Tapper says that during Trump's first term, he refused to have some of Trump's people on his show…

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A Twitter thread critiques Jake Tapper's journalism, arguing he has been inconsistent and spread false narratives, including the Russia collusion hoax, the 'fine people' hoax, and claims about January 6th deaths, while selectively fact-checking based on political alignment rather than consistent journalistic standards.

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    December, 2020. Jake Tapper says that during Trump's first term, he refused to have some of Trump's people on his show because they lied too much. Tapper said that he couldn't put lies on air. Tapper claimed that Kayleigh McEnany lies like most people breathe and that she couldn't acknowledge reality. Tapper went on to say that he would help people understand the truth once Trump goes away. Here's a quick thread on the dishonesty of Jake Tapper.

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    October, 2020. Tapper blasts Lara Trump for saying that Biden was showing signs of cognitive decline. Tapper said it was just Biden's stutter. Nine days later Tapper had on Mary Trump to discuss how Trump was mentally unfit for office.

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    Tapper spreads the Fine People Hoax by repeatedly claiming that Trump never condemned white supremacy or neo-nazis.

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    2022. Jake Tapper spreads the lie that 5 people lost their lives because of the "insurrection" and then plays a deceptively edited short montage of Trump's January 6th speech.

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    Last year while promoting his book Tapper claimed that he didn't defend Biden's cognitive ability during an interview with Frank Foer. He said the video was deceptively edited. Here's the video. Tapper said that Biden was sharp mentally.

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    2018. Jake Tapper calls Trump a liar for claiming that his campaign was spied on. Trump was right. Tapper was wrong.

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    During Trump's first term Tapper spent two years spreading the Russia collusion hoax. His guests were a revolving door of liars including people like Swalwell, Schiff, and even Avenatti. Swalwell would claim that Trump was an agent of Russia. Tapper was fine with it.