The Associated Press fearmongers about nonexistent lynchings

Published September 22, 2026 2:20pm ET | Updated September 22, 2026 2:20pm ET



Supposedly prestigious liberal media outlets are more focused on inciting racial panic and spreading left-wing racial ideology than they are on telling people the truth and keeping them informed about what is actually happening. The Associated Press, which holds far too much weight over the American media landscape, is the most recent offender.

In a two-minute video posted to Twitter/X, Associated Press “journalist” Sarah Jones-Smith covered the death of Tasia Fortune, a black woman in Mississippi who was found hanging from a tree. In it, Jones-Smith repeatedly invoked historical lynchings.

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