The Legacy Media’s Playbook of Omission: Hiding Scandals to Shield the Left – No one is being told about the Somali scam situation

In an era where information flows freely across digital platforms, the so-called “legacy media”—outlets like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, and The Washington Post—still wield outsized influence over public perception. But their power isn’t just in what they report, it’s in what they deliberately ignore. A viral X post from @WallStreetApes on December 10, 2025, laid bare this tactic with devastating clarity: a graphic showing zero minutes of coverage on ABC, CBS, and NBC’s evening newscasts about a massive $1 billion Somali immigrant fraud scandal in Minnesota under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. accused the “leftist media” of treating the story as a “non-story,” echoing a broader pattern where conservative-leaning scandals are amplified while those damaging to Democrats vanish into the ether. This isn’t isolated incompetence, it’s a calculated strategy.

The mainstream media is ignoring the Somalia immigrant fraud scheme and Tim Walz involvement

Nightly News Coverage of Minnesota Fraud Scandal

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The media is the enemy of the people

“I want you all to take a look at this. This right here is a… pic.twitter.com/OHvNclhBZa

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) December 11, 2025

As conservative outlets have documented exhaustively, the legacy media has a long history of suppressing stories that could harm progressive figures or narratives. From election-interfering censorship to outright denial of scientific debate, these omissions aren’t accidents—they’re the engine of a biased information ecosystem. By burying inconvenient truths, the media doesn’t just shape the news, it manufactures consent, ensuring voters remain in the dark about threats to their wallets, health, and democracy. Take the Walz scandal as exhibit A. Federal prosecutors have charged over 70 people in schemes that siphoned off more than $250 million from Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future program—a federally funded initiative meant to feed hungry children during COVID. Funds were funneled to luxury goods, overseas real estate, and even a luxury hotel in Ethiopia, all while Somali-linked nonprofits, cozy with Democratic allies, raked in taxpayer dollars unchecked. Nearly 500 state employees blew the whistle, alleging Walz ignored repeated warnings and retaliated against them with threats and discrediting campaigns.

One GOP challenger called it a “cover-up worse than Watergate,” pointing to Walz’s deflection of blame onto a judge who publicly rebuked him for “inaccurate statements. “Yet, as @WallStreetApes highlighted, the big three networks clocked zero airtime. ABC’s “World News Tonight” opted for student loan forgiveness fluff, NBC chased LeBron James’ “decision”, CBS interviewed a puppet dog comedian. NewsBusters labeled it a blatant “omission,” noting the scandal’s ties to Walz—Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate—made it radioactive for outlets invested in the Democratic brand. Breitbart reported that Walz’s “derelict leadership” enabled the fraud, with the Small Business Administration uncovering even more PPP loan scams in the Somali community. Fox News hammered the point: Walz dodged responsibility, but the media failed to press him, turning a billion-dollar taxpayer heist into a whisper.

No one who watches Fake News ABC, CBS, MSNBC and the rest even know of this as well – another HUGE scam on America by Democrats and Somalis

This isn’t journalism – it’s protectionism. Minnesotans lost a fortune, but viewers tuned into “National Use Your Gift Card Day” instead. This playbook dates back years, with the Hunter Biden laptop as a masterclass in suppression. In October 2020, the New York Post dropped a bombshell: emails from a laptop abandoned at a Delaware repair shop showed Hunter peddling influence to Ukrainian and Chinese firms, introducing executives to then-VP Joe Biden as “the Big Guy” who got 10% cuts. The story screamed corruption, but Twitter locked the Post’s account for two weeks, blocking shares as “hacked materials.” Facebook throttled visibility pending “fact-checks.” CNN, MSNBC, and NPR branded it “Russian disinformation,” citing a letter from 51 intel officials—later exposed as partisan hacks. PolitiFact called it a “debunked conspiracy.” Coverage? Crickets.

An MRC study found the story blacked out for weeks, potentially swaying the election. Only after Biden’s win did outlets like Politico and The Washington Post quietly confirm the laptop’s authenticity—too late to matter. Fox News called it “horrible” censorship, Bill Maher decried the “conspiracy” of media and Big Tech. Voters deserved to know about the Biden family grift, instead, they got ice cream flavors and Kamala’s sneakers. The COVID lab leak theory suffered a similar fate, dismissed as “racist fringe bunkum” to protect China and Fauci’s gain-of-function funding empire. Early 2020 saw Sen. Tom Cotton raise questions about the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s biosafety lapses—home to U.S.-funded bat coronavirus research. The New York Times accused him of peddling “unsubstantiated conspiracy”, NPR ran back-to-back hits labeling it “debunked” by “experts” like Peter Daszak, who funneled NIH grants to Wuhan.

Fact-checkers at USA Today and PolitiFact issued “false” ratings, citing “non-peer-reviewed” papers. Social media censored skeptics, GDI even urged advertisers to demonetize outlets like Fox for mentioning it. Joy Reid on MSNBC called it “bunkum”, Vox insisted it was “molecularly impossible.” Fast-forward: The FBI, Energy Department, and CIA now deem it “most likely,” with moderate-to-high confidence. Fox News exposed how Fauci and Collins privately plotted to quash it as “outrageous” while gaslighting America. NPR’s April 2020 headlines—”Scientists Debunk Lab Accident Theory”—now read like tombstones. Millions died; early scrutiny could have saved lives. But truth was sacrificed for narrative. Joe Biden’s cognitive decline? The media’s crown jewel of concealment. From 2019 gaffes to 2024’s debate disaster, signs were glaring: rambling interviews, mid-sentence freezes, reliance on cheat sheets.

The killed MILLIONS using this same tactic…. listen to RFK Jr.  Oh my God. They were hiding the deaths of children. “This hid vaccine injuries, deaths and gave the appearance the unvaccinated were getting sick and dying more. This trick was turned into data…used by media influencers to sell more mRNA injections…”

Oh my God. They were hiding the deaths of children.

“This hid vaccine injuries, deaths and gave the appearance the unvaccinated were getting sick and dying more. This trick was turned into data…used by media influencers to sell more mRNA injections…”pic.twitter.com/Q5ITWiQjvG

— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) November 4, 2025

The Federalist chronicled 12 early calls—Biden dozing on MSNBC, stumbling on Air Force One stairs—while outlets buried them. The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 exposé on “slipping” acuity drew White House fury, but ABC, NBC, and CBS evening shows? Silence. Tucker Carlson noted in 2022: Democrats and media knew for years but propped him up. Post-debate, CBS’s Jan Crawford admitted it was 2024’s “most underreported” story – doctors like Marty Makary diagnosed “age-related dementia” on Fox. Visitor logs show top Dems like Hakeem Jeffries (dozens of White House trips) vocally defended Biden’s “brilliance” despite witnessing the fog. Aides even mulled “undemocratic” moves to hide it, fearing Trump’s gain. The Washington Post finally conceded the cover-up tanked Democratic credibility in 2024.These aren’t errors – they’re erasures.

The March for Life’s 100,000 pro-lifers? Ignored for pro-abortion high schoolers on NBC. FBI crime data revisions showing violent crime up? Buried after initial “down” spin. Canadian “mass graves” at residential schools? Hype without evidence, fueling church burnings. Labor union conflicts under Biden? Crickets. The pattern: Amplify Trump “threats,” mute Democratic debacles. As @WallStreetApes put it, “The media is the enemy of the people.” Conservative voices—from Fox to Breitbart—have filled the void, but the damage is done. Trust in legacy media hovers at 32%, per Gallup. Until they reckon with their omissions, democracy suffers. The public deserves transparency, not a Ministry of Truth curating scandals for partisan ends. We here at Whatfinger News will always tell it like it is.

CK Sheldon (Sgt K), with Ben at Whatfinger News

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