Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey previewed the paper’s front page for Friday on Thursday evening, and it wasn’t long before a number of people noticed a glaring omission.
The principal conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s recently released investigation — namely, that no one in the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 election — did not appear in a single headline.
Tomorrow’s front page tonight. And that’s a wrap. pic.twitter.com/JnwbPey426
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 19, 2019
Mollie Hemingway noted the omission, calling what remained “straight-up propaganda.”
Not a single headline from the Washington Post lets readers know the Russia collusion hoax they peddled relentlessly for years was false. Every headline is negative and the most important facts are hidden from readers in favor of this collection of straight up propaganda. https://t.co/yKB30wyhpA
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 19, 2019
The Daily Caller’s Chuck Ross noted it, as well.
6 headlines, none mentioning the most important finding: No collusion. https://t.co/y3s2MikD2I
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) April 19, 2019
Missing a 7th headline: No collusion https://t.co/kVJTDycLls
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) April 19, 2019
And they were not alone.
This headline doesn’t even mention that Trump was cleared of any Russian collusion – which was the whole point of the Mueller investigation.
The US media’s bias laid bare. https://t.co/pngDgQLvwA— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 19, 2019
You should be ashamed
You took the two least important details & ignored the massive systemic failure of the media
Proper headline
No Collusion, No Obstruction
We Blew It!!! https://t.co/63IpzloDie— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) April 19, 2019
The @washingtonpost front page is disgraceful: no headline announcing the central allegation of the inquiry and 80% of WaPo’s politics coverage for more than 2 years – collusion – was disproven.
That’s just not journalism. https://t.co/qDdh5x5VFP
— That Michael Caputo (@MichaelRCaputo) April 19, 2019
Fox News contributor Steve Milloy pointed out that The Washington Post was not alone, either.
Headline collusion. pic.twitter.com/cs5HA20HsQ
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) April 19, 2019
The long-awaited Mueller report was released to the public on Thursday and gave context to the four-page summary released several weeks ago by Attorney General William Barr.
The principal conclusion — that no one in the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 election — was passed over by many in the media to focus on the fact that Mueller did not draw a conclusion with regard to possible attempts by the White House to obstruct the investigation. (RELATED: Here’s What Mueller Found [Or Didn’t Find] On Collusion)
House Democrats responded to the report by demanding access to the full, unredacted report and the underlying information. Senate Republicans have countered that move with calls for the documents supporting the FISA warrants that facilitated the beginning of the investigation.