Earlier today, multiple MSM outlets reported that CBS’ Stephen Colbert is being investigated by the FCC over his Donald Trump–Vladimir Putin joke from earlier this week. For example:
The FCC is investigating Stephen Colbert's Joke about President Trump https://t.co/ySa5TAblHK
— TIME (@TIME) May 5, 2017
Liberals were immediately outraged at the news, of course:
https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/860611596749590528
So the so-called president can disrespect women all he wants but Colbert is in trouble?! Wtf is wrong with this country?! https://t.co/LoBuvWOyok
— ? ????? ????? ? (@AngieGraceLA) May 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/HKesvani/status/860636669132800000
Unfortunately for the outraged masses, this narrative just doesn’t hold up. Here’s Los Angeles Times reporter Matt Pearce with the real story: “…*every* complaint to the FCC launches an investigation” so this is no big deal:
people are freaking out about this Colbert thing without realizing that *every* complaint to the FCC launches an investigation pic.twitter.com/E4HQTyS6cb
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) May 6, 2017
And it’s not actually called an “investigation,” but a “review”:
actually, if you want to get super literal, these are reviews, not investigations
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) May 6, 2017
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And Trump’s FCC chairman Ajit Pai never said “investigation” in the first place:
AHHHHH the FCC chairman never used the word "investigation" in the radio interview everybody's aggregating this from https://t.co/hzLVtlJPsh
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) May 6, 2017
As for how the news was reported, the “NYT is the only one that nailed it”:
NYT is the only one that nailed it
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) May 6, 2017
asdgjasdnvkasdflakwrej pic.twitter.com/0f5Vs2yzzt
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) May 6, 2017
Other than that, heckuva job guys.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 2, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 4, 2017