Tim Graham is an American media critic and writer, executive editor of NewsBusters, and director of media analysis at the Media Research Center. He joined the center in 1989, worked as a White House correspondent for World in 2001 and 2002, and returned to the center in 2003. He hosts the NewsBusters Podcast and has written or co-written several books about news coverage and politics.
Case
Democratic posts quote Paxton saying God has a plan after Uvalde. He said those words, but also called the tragedy senseless in the longer answer. Did the short clip change their meaning?
Role at the time: NewsBusters executive editor and opinion writer
Statement summary
Graham says Talarico's campaign used Paxton's Uvalde remarks out of context and argues that the fuller answer described the shooting as senseless.
“Why no "Mostly False" for wrenching Paxton out of context?”
Graham directly condemns the campaign's selective portrayal of Paxton's remarks.
Statement dates: September 26, 2026
Statement dates: September 26, 2026
