Axios gets obliterated online for unbelievable framing of stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee



The murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska has horrified many on social media, but much of the mainstream media has been lambasted for ignoring the terrifying incident that undermines liberal crime narratives.

At least one outlet, Axios, ventured to cover the incident, but they are facing outrage for trying to frame the killing in a manner to criticize conservatives.

'It's not journalism. It's partisan propaganda.'

"The gruesome video of the fatal knife attack on Iryna Zarutska on a light-rail car in Charlotte is drawing attention from MAGA influencers seeking to elevate the issue of violent urban crime — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases," reads the social media post from Axios with a link to their article.

They faced immediate backlash.

"Making the story about the reaction instead of the story is vile and transparent," Minnesota state Rep. Walter Hudson (R) responded.

"It's not journalism. It's partisan propaganda," Hudson continued.

"Axios, in an absolute race to the bottom, becomes one of the first left leaning outlets to write a story about the brutal murder of Iryna Zarutska — and they blame CCTV cameras and conservatives," Club for Growth president David McIntosh replied.

"You waited almost 3 days to report on it, and when you finally decided to report on it, you use the murder to vilify conservatives. Screw you. This is why everyone hates you," another popular response reads.

"Thanks for reminding us all that @axios is nothing more than shameless @DNC propaganda," another reply reads.

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On Tuesday, the White House commented on the lack of coverage for the attack and displayed large photos of the victim and the suspect.

"This is pure evil on full display," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing. "The most enraging and unacceptable part of this story is that her death was entirely preventable. Decarlos Brown never should have been on that train that night."

Brown had been arrested for over a dozen other crimes, including armed robbery and larceny convictions before the allegedly random attack on Zarutska on a public bus.

"Perhaps most shamefully of all, the majority of the media, many outlets in this room, decided that her murder was not worth reporting on originally because it does not fit a preferred narrative," she added.

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Journalist John Harwood gets hammered over previous claim about Hunter Biden pardon



Mainstream media journalist John Harwood was mocked into oblivion for a June post about the possibility of a presidential pardon for Hunter Biden.

Harwood appeared to deride the character of those who did not believe President Joe Biden's statements that he would not pardon his son over numerous charges, including gun and tax crimes.

'He is an example of why no one trusts the press anymore.'

"People who insist Biden will pardon Hunter after specifically ruling it out are telling on themselves," he wrote, "they can't imagine someone acting on principle and keeping his word."

Harwood's tweet has since been amended with a community note to document that Biden had indeed issued a sweeping pardon for his son on Sunday, about six months later.

Critics pounced onto social media to mock and deride Harwood while others demanded a retraction and apology.

"This is a man once retained by CNBC, CNN, and the New York Times to be a supposedly objective analyst. He is an example of why no one trusts the press anymore," responded radio talk host Erick Erickson.

"There are people like this. But Joe Biden was never one of them, and the attempt to pretend otherwise has made fools of an enormous number of people," replied Charles C.W. Cooke of the National Review.

"One of these days, John Harwood is going to be right about something," said writer Jon Miltimore.

"Is there nothing you get right? Ever?" replied commentator John Podhoretz.

"If you didn’t see this coming and argued that it *wasn’t going to happen* (in this case, smugly), I genuinely think you should remove yourself from public life," said Joe Simonson of the Free Beacon.

Biden justified his pardon of his son by claiming that Hunter Biden had been unfairly targeted for political reasons. Critics pointed out that the pardon was suspiciously sweeping in nature and hinted at further possible crimes being covered up.

"This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation," said Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. "Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President's son."

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