Scandals Before the Digital Age
The newspaper credited with exposing the Star Route and Crédit Mobilier Scandal
New York Sun
What is:
C-SPAN
The Supreme Court case that protects the right to burn the American flag
What is:
Texas v. Johnson
The name of the whistleblower famous for his leaks regarding surveillance
Who is:
Edward Snowden
3 Nicknames Trump has given people
Who are:
Sleepy Joe
Crooked Hillary
Ron DeSanctimonious
Crazy Kamala
etc.?
The name of the political cartoonist known for his work regarding Tammany Hall
Who is:
Thomas Nast
The man who replaced beloved news anchor Tucker Carlson on Fox.
Who is:
Jesse Watters
The two media outlets sued by Donald Trump in 2020 over defamation.
What are:
The New York Times and The Washington Post
8 people named in the Epstein Files
Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Noam Chomsky, RFK Jr., Steve Bannon, Alan Dershowitz
The highly venerated group Trump has repeatedly called losers
What are:
Dead military service members
The position in the government did William Belknap hold when exposed for his involvement in the Trader Post Scandal
What is:
The Secretary of War
The percentage of networks Trump alleges gave him "bad press". (Within 10% of the actual number)
What is:
97%
The act used to justify a restraining order against the New York Times regarding the Pentagon Papers
What is:
The Espionage Act
The journalist responsible for exposing the My Lai Massacre.
Who is:
Seymour Hersh
The name of the town and its state where they were "eating the cats" and other pets.
What is:
Springfield, Ohio
The scandal that in part led to the passing of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.
What is:
The Crédit Mobilier Scandal
"In 1872, the New York Sun published a series of articles implicating several Congressional representatives and acting Vice President Schulyer Colfax in a collusion scheme to overbill the federal government for construction of the Union Pacific Railroad in exchange for bribes and stock options from Crédit Mobilier. "
The name and network of the highest paid news anchor.
Who is:
Fox's Sean Hannity ($45 million)
The name of the televangelist who pursued a case against Hustler Magazine all the way to the Supreme Court.
Who is:
Jerry Fallwell Sr.
The amount of hours of conversation recorded on the Nixon Tapes.
What is:
3700 hours
The name of the show and year where Trump purchased a lady's car and her kids.
What is:
Saturday Night Live, 2015
The journalist responsible for exposing the Hamilton-Reynolds Affair to the public.
Who is:
James Callender
The media merger for which the FFC waived its 39% of households reach rule.
What is:
Nexstar and Tegna
The 1919 Supreme Court case largely overturned by Brandenburg v. Ohio
What is:
Schenck v. United States
The man who Trump in 2019 called upon to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden.
Who is:
Volodomyr Zelensky
The nation Trump mistakenly called a BRICS nation
What is:
Spain