{"id":617577,"date":"2026-06-12T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=617577"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:07:23","slug":"hoo-boy-newsweeks-comparison-of-rittenhouse-to-anthony-earns-them-frog-of-shame-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=617577","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hoo boy!\u2019 Newsweek\u2019s comparison of Rittenhouse to Anthony earns them \u2018Frog of Shame\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just when you may have thought the media couldn\u2019t be more disingenuous, a new egregious headline or story emerges.<\/p>\n

Newsweek hit rock bottom and received a lengthy community note on X for comparing the deadly incidents involving Kyle Rittenhouse and Karmello Anthony.<\/p>\n

Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges and was found not guilty by a jury after he was forced to defend himself in the violent riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. There was ample video\/evidence of the violence Rittenhouse encountered before he defended himself, resulting in the death of two men and the injury of another.<\/p>\n

More recently, jurors found Anthony guilty for the stabbing of high school football player Austin Metcalf and was sentenced to 35 years. Metcalf\u2019s murder was witnessed by his twin brother and many others during a high school event. Anthony had been asked to leave a restricted area before he plunged a knife into Metcalf\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

According to Newsweek, however, both boys were judged by \u2018tribalism\u2019, not law:<\/p>\n

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Perspective: Rittenhouse walked. Anthony got 35 years. The cases differ\u2014but America judges fear by tribe, not law. https:\/\/t.co\/ohV7ed6oSi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Newsweek\u2019s editorial take earned itself plenty of scorn.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoly hell, this is a Newsweek house editorial? That community note, hoo boy,\u201d Fox New Political Analyst Guy Benson reacted on X.<\/p>\n

And Benson was far from alone:<\/p>\n

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Yes. Because Kyle was defending himself and Anthony murdered someone. This is why leftist news outlets can NEVER be trusted. You will deliberately lie about things caught on video.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Freitas (@NickJFreitas) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Don\u2019t believe your lying eyes!<\/p>\n

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\u201cCases differ\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s literally the entire difference. Rittenhouse repeatedly tried to evade his attackers, to get away from them. Only after a prolonged period of stalking, attacks, and harassment, did Rittenhouse use his weapon to defend himself when cornered. Anthony\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Wade Miller (@WadeMiller) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Rittenhouse was attacked multiple times by multiple people who used and or had weapons.<\/p>\n

Anthony stabbed an unarmed kid because: wah, I can\u2019t sit in a tent I\u2019m not authorized to use.<\/p>\n

Huge difference.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cassie Clark (@dogwoodblooms) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cThe cases differ\u201d<\/p>\n

Yeah in every relevant way possible. Most importantly Rittenhouse ran to avoid conflict and didn\u2019t fire until he was chased down. Anthony by contrast was given a dozen chances to leave and stayed to provoke conflict<\/p>\n

\u2014 Loudmouth Reviewer (@LoudmouthR) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Newsweek even earned itself something called the \u201cFrog of Shame.\u201d<\/p>\n

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pic.twitter.com\/jRLVwhAvTS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, the Frog of Shame has been around for a while, and Newsweek drew some of its highest reactions.<\/p>\n

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Yeah this was an especially good outing<\/p>\n

\u2014 Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Way to go, Newsweek.<\/p>\n

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