* Self-described “progressive” media “monitor” that tracks “conservative misinformation”
* A creation of Democratic Party funders and ofperatives, and of former conservative writer David Brock
* Dictates the content of many mainstream media reports
* Smears conservatives as liars and racists
* Contends that conservatives dominate the mainstream media
* Is funded and supported by the billionaire philanthropist George Soros
* Has regular contact and strategy sessions with political operatives inside the Obama White House
* Has collaborated with Attorney General Eric Holder’s office in an effort to discredit and suppress news stories about scandals plaguing the Justice Department