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| − | '''''The Hill''''' is a political newspaper and website founded in 1994. It is located in [[Washington, D.C.]] and is a subsidiary of News Communications. At one time it was a weekly publication but has since expanded to a daily format while lawmakers are in session. News for and about [[Congress]] with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns, and the goings on in the Washington, D.C. [[beltway]]. ''The Hill'' has the largest circulation of any Capitol Hill periodical. | + | '''''The Hill''''' is a political newspaper and website founded in 1994. It is located in [[Washington, D.C.]] and is a subsidiary of News Communications. At one time, it was a weekly publication but has since expanded to a daily format while lawmakers are in session. News for and about [[Congress]] with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns, and the goings on in the Washington, D.C. [[beltway]]. ''The Hill'' has the largest circulation of any Capitol Hill periodical. |
| − | + | ''The Hill'' had a reputation of being more balanced compared to other [[lamestream media]] sources when [[John Solomon]] was one of its executive vice-presidents and opinion columnist, but subsequent to his departure ''The Hill'' drifted leftward. For example, in an article dated July 8, 2025, ''The Hill'' repeated as though it were factual the biased, unsupported [[liberal]] assertion that [[conversion therapy]] is "a discredited practice."<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5390320-wisconsin-supreme-court-conversion-therapy-ban/?tbref=hp</ref> Thousands of [[American]]s obtain and benefit from such therapy in red states. | |
| − | ''The Hill'' | + | The comment sections for ''The Hill''s online stories tended to get overwhelmed with liberal posters who made vulgar, immature and grossly misinformed comments that deliberately mischaracterize and libel conservative public figures and anyone who supports them ([[The_Hill#Liberal_bigotry_in_comment_sections|see below]]). In 2018, ''The Hill'' announced it would no longer attend the [[White House Correspondents Dinner]] minus "major reforms" after the event featured vulgar [[anti-Trump]] speakers.<ref>Concha, Joe (May 1, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/385636-the-hill-to-end-attendance-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-without-major The Hill to end attendance at WHCA dinner without 'major reforms']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 1, 2018.</ref> Leftists have occasionally attacked ''The Hill'' for not always reporting on the news from a left-wing perspective.<ref>Wulfsohn, Joseph A. (May 3, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-hill-faces-backlash-for-putting-conservative-centric-spin-on-alabama-dems-abortion-remarks The Hill faces backlash for putting conservative-centric spin on Alabama Dem's abortion remarks]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref> |
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| + | When covering politicians, ''The Hill'' frequently focuses on racial and gender identities over qualifications.<ref>Kelly, Laura (November 26, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/582894-gop-holds-on-biden-nominees-set-back-gains-for-women-in-top-positions GOP holds on Biden nominees set back gains for women in top positions]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Liberal bias== | ||
| + | ''The Hill'' currently behaves like a [[leftist]] outlet. For example, they participated in the use of photos of migrant detention facilities under the Obama administration to smear Donald Trump.<ref>https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2019/07/02/the-hill-keeps-using-photos-from-2014-who-was-president-then-to-hit-trump-on-migrant-detentions/</ref> Some conservatives, such as [[Mark Dice]], have criticized ''The Hill''.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1139259015437754368</ref> | ||
The site has continuously labeled anti-establishment [[Republican]] candidates for Congress as "far-right" (including [[Laura Loomer]] and [[Bob Good]]) while giving [[far-left]] [[Democrats]] (such as [[the Squad]]) a free pass.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/512818-loomer-win-creates-bigger-problem-for-house-gop Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP]</ref> They also disparage [[QAnon]] while ignoring the violence of [[BLM]] thugs and [[Antifa]] terrorists. | The site has continuously labeled anti-establishment [[Republican]] candidates for Congress as "far-right" (including [[Laura Loomer]] and [[Bob Good]]) while giving [[far-left]] [[Democrats]] (such as [[the Squad]]) a free pass.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/512818-loomer-win-creates-bigger-problem-for-house-gop Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP]</ref> They also disparage [[QAnon]] while ignoring the violence of [[BLM]] thugs and [[Antifa]] terrorists. | ||
| + | ''The Hill'' ridiculously claimed in late September 2020 that several House [[Democrats]] such as [[Max Rose]], [[Abigail Spanberger]], Dean Phillips, and [[Cindy Axne]] were "Centrist Democrats";<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/518279-centrist-democrats-got-their-covid-bill-now-they-want-a-vote Centrist Democrats got their COVID bill, now they want a vote]</ref> they have all voted in favor of the [[impeachment coup against Donald Trump]],<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/votes/70540 H Res 755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors - Voting Record]</ref> and none of them voted against certain [[left-wing]] legislation, including a [[climate alarmism|climate alarmist]] bill,<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/votes/67056 HR 9 - Climate Action Now Act - Voting Record]</ref> the [[Equality Act]],<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/votes/67163 HR 5 - Equality Act - Voting Record]</ref> and a bill to remove the ratification deadline for the [[Equal Rights Amendment]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/votes/71052 H J Res 79 - Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment - Voting Record]</ref> | ||
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| + | ''The Hill'' refuses to describe [[far-left]]ists as being [[far-left]] yet smears strongly [[conservative]] groups as "[[far-right]]".<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/news/525915-far-right-groups-plan-dc-rallies-for-trump-as-tensions-grow Far-right groups plan DC rallies for Trump as tensions grow]</ref> | ||
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| + | Following reports of many [[liberal hypocrisy|hypocritical]] [[Democrat]] politicians flouting their own totalitarian [[COVID-19]] orders, ''The Hill'' published a story of [[South Dakota]] governor [[Kristi Noem]] traveling out of state while cases were rising<ref>https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1336053890995920903</ref> despite the story being largely extrnaeous and unworthy of mentioning due to the fact that unlike totalitarian liberals, she never restricted residents in her state from traveling elsewhere.<ref>[https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/12/09/and-the-hill-tries-to-paint-gop-gov-kristi-noem-as-some-sort-of-covid19-hypocrite-and-fails-miserably/ ‘And?’ The Hill tries to paint GOP Gov. Kristi Noem as some sort of COVID19 hypocrite (and fails miserably)]</ref> | ||
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| + | Despite having referred to migrant detention centers under the Trump presidency as "cages",<ref>Williams, Jordan (November 25, 2020). [https://thehill.com/latino/527569-texas-warehouse-where-migrants-housed-in-cages-closed-for-humane-renovation Texas warehouse where migrants housed in 'cages' closed for humane renovation]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref> ''The Hill'' refers to such under the tenure of the [[Biden junta]] merely as "shelter for young migrants".<ref>Williams, Jordan (February 27, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/540817-biden-vows-texas-shelter-for-young-migrants-wont-stay-open-very-long Biden: Facility for young migrants 'won't stay open very long']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Fake news stories== | ||
| + | :''See: [[Fake News]] | ||
''The Hill'' ran a major fake news story<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/515590-trump-supporters-gather-without-masks-despite-request-from-local-gop Trump, supporters gather without masks in NC despite request from local GOP official]</ref> in early September 2020 when covering a Trump rally in [[North Carolina]], outright falsely claiming on [[Twitter]] that attendees "gathered without masks" ''despite their very provided image showing exactly otherwise'';<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/fake-news-hill-bashes-trump-supporters-not-wearing-masks-nc-rally-look-closely-photo-use/ MORE FAKE NEWS: The Hill Bashes Trump Supporters for Not Wearing Masks at NC Rally… But Look Closely at the Photo they Use!]</ref> the tweet was later removed. | ''The Hill'' ran a major fake news story<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/515590-trump-supporters-gather-without-masks-despite-request-from-local-gop Trump, supporters gather without masks in NC despite request from local GOP official]</ref> in early September 2020 when covering a Trump rally in [[North Carolina]], outright falsely claiming on [[Twitter]] that attendees "gathered without masks" ''despite their very provided image showing exactly otherwise'';<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/fake-news-hill-bashes-trump-supporters-not-wearing-masks-nc-rally-look-closely-photo-use/ MORE FAKE NEWS: The Hill Bashes Trump Supporters for Not Wearing Masks at NC Rally… But Look Closely at the Photo they Use!]</ref> the tweet was later removed. | ||
| − | ''The Hill'' | + | In late October 2020, ''The Hill'' published a article with a headline reading: "Trump campaign event use of Marine Corps helicopter raises ethics questions";<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/defense/523238-trump-campaign-event-use-of-marine-corps-helicopter-raises-ethics-questions Trump campaign event use of Marine Corps helicopter raises ethics questions]</ref> the article claimed that "President Trump’s reelection campaign appeared to use a Marine Corps helicopter to hover over a large crowd of cheering supporters, raising questions about the ethics of using the military aircraft for such purposes." The [[Marine Corps]] later publicly stated that the helicopter "landed a safe distance from the crowd."<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/10/29/marine-corps-calls-out-the-hill-for-publishing-misleading-story-about-marine-one-at-trump-rally-n2579024 Marine Corps Publicly Calls Out The Hill for Misleading Story About Marine One at Trump Rally]</ref> |
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| + | Following a speech by Gov. [[Kristi Noem]] around [[Independence Day]] in 2020, ''The Hill'' ran a headline reading: "South Dakota governor calls removal of Confederate statues effort to "discredit" founding fathers",<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20200704112631/https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1279374661877448705</ref> which later was retracted due to it being fake. Noem in actuality said:<ref>Two references: | ||
| + | *[https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=27004 Braving the Dangers of the Arena] | ||
| + | *[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/fake-news-makes-pretend-quote-republican-south-dakota-governor-make-look-racist/ Fake News Makes Up Pretend Quote from Republican South Dakota Governor to Make Her Look Racist]</ref> | ||
| + | {{cquote|Across America these last several weeks, we have been witnessing a very troubling situation unfold. In real time, we are watching an organized, coordinated campaign to remove and eliminate all references to our nation’s founding and many other points in our history. Rather than looking to the past to help improve our future, some are trying to wipe away the lessons of history - lessons that we should be teaching our children and our grandchildren.}} | ||
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| + | In mid-December 2020, ''The Hill'' falsely claimed<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20201213234140/https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1338267724963852298</ref> before retracting that Sen. [[Kelly Loeffler]] had supposedly defended a former [[KKK]] leader despite the fact that that she condemned the white supremacist upon learning of his background.<ref>Two references: | ||
| + | *[https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/loeffler-disavows-photo-taken-with-longtime-white-supremacist/THDEXQYGOFEHNJAYOFNSQCWHZU/ Loeffler disavows photo taken with longtime white supremacist] | ||
| + | *[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/12/13/reporter-for-the-hill-completely-lied-about-loefflers-condemnation-of-a-former-kkk-leader-n2581492 Reporter for The Hill Published a Major Lie About Kelly Loeffler and a Former KKK Leader]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Liberal bigotry in comment sections== | ||
| + | The following is a gallery of cropped screenshots showing examples of [[liberal bigotry]] in the comment sections of ''The Hill'', taken prior to the site's removal of its comment sections from articles. | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:TheHill comment section1.png|Unhinged liberal calling for concentration camps | ||
| + | File:TheHill comment section liberal anti-Semitism.png|Anti-Semitism | ||
| + | File:TheHill anti-Semitic dogwhistle.png|Anti-Semitic [[triple parentheses]] dogwhistle | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section2.png|Inappropriate vulgarity, wishing death on others | ||
| + | File:TheHill comment section anti-Zionism.png|Anti-Semitism/anti-Zionism | ||
| + | File:TheHill comment section liberal3.png|Wishing death on Trump supporters | ||
| + | File:TheHill comment section liberal4.png|Justifying mass murder | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section5.png|Death threat | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section6.png|Calling for others to have been aborted | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section7.png|Promoting eugenics | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section8.png|Calling for others to get sick | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section9.png|Promoting/justifying [[infanticide]] | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section10.png|Calling for others to die | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section11.png|Inciting violence | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section12.png|Inciting violence | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section13.png|Inciting violence | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section14.png|Inciting violence | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section15.png|Anti-Semitic/Anti-Zionist trope | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section16.png|Calling for Hitler-esque mandatory sterilization | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section17.png|Calling for Trump supporters to die from the coronavirus | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section18.png|Calling for internment camps | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section19.png|Calling for "re-education" camps | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section20.png|Inciting violence | ||
| + | File:TheHill liberal comment section21.png|Racism | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:35, July 9, 2025
The Hill is a political newspaper and website founded in 1994. It is located in Washington, D.C. and is a subsidiary of News Communications. At one time, it was a weekly publication but has since expanded to a daily format while lawmakers are in session. News for and about Congress with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns, and the goings on in the Washington, D.C. beltway. The Hill has the largest circulation of any Capitol Hill periodical.
The Hill had a reputation of being more balanced compared to other lamestream media sources when John Solomon was one of its executive vice-presidents and opinion columnist, but subsequent to his departure The Hill drifted leftward. For example, in an article dated July 8, 2025, The Hill repeated as though it were factual the biased, unsupported liberal assertion that conversion therapy is "a discredited practice."[1] Thousands of Americans obtain and benefit from such therapy in red states.
The comment sections for The Hills online stories tended to get overwhelmed with liberal posters who made vulgar, immature and grossly misinformed comments that deliberately mischaracterize and libel conservative public figures and anyone who supports them (see below). In 2018, The Hill announced it would no longer attend the White House Correspondents Dinner minus "major reforms" after the event featured vulgar anti-Trump speakers.[2] Leftists have occasionally attacked The Hill for not always reporting on the news from a left-wing perspective.[3]
When covering politicians, The Hill frequently focuses on racial and gender identities over qualifications.[4]
Liberal bias
The Hill currently behaves like a leftist outlet. For example, they participated in the use of photos of migrant detention facilities under the Obama administration to smear Donald Trump.[5] Some conservatives, such as Mark Dice, have criticized The Hill.[6]
The site has continuously labeled anti-establishment Republican candidates for Congress as "far-right" (including Laura Loomer and Bob Good) while giving far-left Democrats (such as the Squad) a free pass.[7] They also disparage QAnon while ignoring the violence of BLM thugs and Antifa terrorists.
The Hill ridiculously claimed in late September 2020 that several House Democrats such as Max Rose, Abigail Spanberger, Dean Phillips, and Cindy Axne were "Centrist Democrats";[8] they have all voted in favor of the impeachment coup against Donald Trump,[9] and none of them voted against certain left-wing legislation, including a climate alarmist bill,[10] the Equality Act,[11] and a bill to remove the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment.[12]
The Hill refuses to describe far-leftists as being far-left yet smears strongly conservative groups as "far-right".[13]
Following reports of many hypocritical Democrat politicians flouting their own totalitarian COVID-19 orders, The Hill published a story of South Dakota governor Kristi Noem traveling out of state while cases were rising[14] despite the story being largely extrnaeous and unworthy of mentioning due to the fact that unlike totalitarian liberals, she never restricted residents in her state from traveling elsewhere.[15]
Despite having referred to migrant detention centers under the Trump presidency as "cages",[16] The Hill refers to such under the tenure of the Biden junta merely as "shelter for young migrants".[17]
Fake news stories
- See: Fake News
The Hill ran a major fake news story[18] in early September 2020 when covering a Trump rally in North Carolina, outright falsely claiming on Twitter that attendees "gathered without masks" despite their very provided image showing exactly otherwise;[19] the tweet was later removed.
In late October 2020, The Hill published a article with a headline reading: "Trump campaign event use of Marine Corps helicopter raises ethics questions";[20] the article claimed that "President Trump’s reelection campaign appeared to use a Marine Corps helicopter to hover over a large crowd of cheering supporters, raising questions about the ethics of using the military aircraft for such purposes." The Marine Corps later publicly stated that the helicopter "landed a safe distance from the crowd."[21]
Following a speech by Gov. Kristi Noem around Independence Day in 2020, The Hill ran a headline reading: "South Dakota governor calls removal of Confederate statues effort to "discredit" founding fathers",[22] which later was retracted due to it being fake. Noem in actuality said:[23]
| “ | Across America these last several weeks, we have been witnessing a very troubling situation unfold. In real time, we are watching an organized, coordinated campaign to remove and eliminate all references to our nation’s founding and many other points in our history. Rather than looking to the past to help improve our future, some are trying to wipe away the lessons of history - lessons that we should be teaching our children and our grandchildren. | ” |
In mid-December 2020, The Hill falsely claimed[24] before retracting that Sen. Kelly Loeffler had supposedly defended a former KKK leader despite the fact that that she condemned the white supremacist upon learning of his background.[25]
Liberal bigotry in comment sections
The following is a gallery of cropped screenshots showing examples of liberal bigotry in the comment sections of The Hill, taken prior to the site's removal of its comment sections from articles.
Unhinged liberal calling for concentration camps
Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitic triple parentheses dogwhistle
Inappropriate vulgarity, wishing death on others
Anti-Semitism/anti-Zionism
Wishing death on Trump supporters
Justifying mass murder
Death threat
Calling for others to have been aborted
Promoting eugenics
Calling for others to get sick
Promoting/justifying infanticide
Calling for others to die
Inciting violence
Inciting violence
Inciting violence
Inciting violence
Anti-Semitic/Anti-Zionist trope
Calling for Hitler-esque mandatory sterilization
Calling for Trump supporters to die from the coronavirus
Calling for internment camps
Calling for "re-education" camps
Inciting violence
Racism
References
- ↑ https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5390320-wisconsin-supreme-court-conversion-therapy-ban/?tbref=hp
- ↑ Concha, Joe (May 1, 2018). The Hill to end attendance at WHCA dinner without 'major reforms'. The Hill. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ↑ Wulfsohn, Joseph A. (May 3, 2019). The Hill faces backlash for putting conservative-centric spin on Alabama Dem's abortion remarks. Fox News. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ Kelly, Laura (November 26, 2021). GOP holds on Biden nominees set back gains for women in top positions. The Hill. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ↑ https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2019/07/02/the-hill-keeps-using-photos-from-2014-who-was-president-then-to-hit-trump-on-migrant-detentions/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1139259015437754368
- ↑ Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP
- ↑ Centrist Democrats got their COVID bill, now they want a vote
- ↑ H Res 755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors - Voting Record
- ↑ HR 9 - Climate Action Now Act - Voting Record
- ↑ HR 5 - Equality Act - Voting Record
- ↑ H J Res 79 - Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment - Voting Record
- ↑ Far-right groups plan DC rallies for Trump as tensions grow
- ↑ https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1336053890995920903
- ↑ ‘And?’ The Hill tries to paint GOP Gov. Kristi Noem as some sort of COVID19 hypocrite (and fails miserably)
- ↑ Williams, Jordan (November 25, 2020). Texas warehouse where migrants housed in 'cages' closed for humane renovation. The Hill. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ↑ Williams, Jordan (February 27, 2021). Biden: Facility for young migrants 'won't stay open very long'. The Hill. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ↑ Trump, supporters gather without masks in NC despite request from local GOP official
- ↑ MORE FAKE NEWS: The Hill Bashes Trump Supporters for Not Wearing Masks at NC Rally… But Look Closely at the Photo they Use!
- ↑ Trump campaign event use of Marine Corps helicopter raises ethics questions
- ↑ Marine Corps Publicly Calls Out The Hill for Misleading Story About Marine One at Trump Rally
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20200704112631/https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1279374661877448705
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20201213234140/https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1338267724963852298
- ↑ Two references: