Ep. 1795 - They Lied About Karmelo Anthony. What Else Have They Lied About?

The Matt Walsh Show50mJune 11, 2026
AI-Generated Summary

The Matt Walsh Show dismantles the narrative around Carmelo Anthony's conviction, arguing that the media and left-wing activists engaged in brazen, systematic lying to manufacture outrage—liars claimed the video was irrelevant, that an all-white jury convicted him (when only half were white), and that Austin Metcalf was brutally pummeled when he barely touched him. Walsh contends this pattern of deception isn’t isolated; it’s part of a broader strategy to rewrite American history. He then launches a deep dive into three foundational civil rights myths: the Emmett Till case, where he claims Carolyn Bryant never recanted her testimony and that the narrative of a teenage boy whistling at a white woman is a sanitized lie; the Central Park Five, whose confessions were consistent, corroborated by DNA, and dismissed only after a serial rapist’s unverified confession; and the Tulsa Race Massacre, which he reframes as a violent clash sparked by a black militia opening fire first. Walsh argues that these stories are not just misunderstood—they are deliberately falsified to serve a political mythology. He warns that if we accept these lies as truth, we cannot trust any historical narrative, especially those taught in schools. The episode concludes with a call to reject propaganda, demand primary sources, and expose the truth—no matter how unpopular—because the lies are losing their power.

Key Takeaways
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The media lied about Carmelo Anthony’s case in real time, claiming the video was irrelevant and the jury was all-white—facts easily disproven online.

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Carolyn Bryant never recanted her testimony about Emmett Till; the claim was based on a single historian’s unverified interview with no recording.

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The Central Park Five’s confessions were consistent, detailed, and supported by physical evidence like DNA and hair samples—yet they were dismissed due to a single uncorroborated confession.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre began when a black militia opened fire on white people after a white man was lynched a year prior—contrary to the HBO narrative of unprovoked white violence.

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Historical narratives are weaponized: details that complicate the story—like black aggression or white victims—are stripped out to create a clean, emotionally charged myth.

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0:00
1 min

The Sportsbook Scam and Polymarket's $50 Free Offer

Matt Walsh opens the episode with a satirical critique of sportsbooks, promoting Polymarket as a prediction market where users trade against other fans, not the house. He highlights Polymarket’s $50 free offer for new users and urges listeners to stop letting sportsbooks steal from them.

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The Carmelo Anthony Trial: A Masterclass in Media Lies

The lying had the desired effect. Anthony's family raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. Millions of black Americans were outraged.

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The Ripple Effect: Real Violence from Fake Outrage

Walsh shares a disturbing example of how the false narrative led to real violence: an outraged black American attacked a white man on the side of the road, falsely claiming he was involved in the case.

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The Pattern of Lying: From OJ to George Floyd to Carmelo

Walsh argues that the Carmelo Anthony case is not an anomaly but part of a long history of left-wing activists lying about black victims to advance a racial narrative, citing OJ Simpson, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Jacob Blake, and George Floyd.

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What Else Have They Lied About? The Question That Changes Everything

Now that we've seen how flagrantly they're willing to lie for the benefit of a killer like Carmelo Anthony, what other famous black quote unquote victims in American history need a second look?

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High-Impact Quotes
The black militia brought their weapons and opened fire. They killed several white people, and then the white people got their guns and retaliated against the people who had attacked them.
Matt Walsh44:28
They are afraid and desperate. And especially after this week, it's never been more obvious that we will defeat them.
Matt Walsh50:01
So the idea of the Central Park Five or exonerated, put simply, is total propaganda.
Matt Walsh36:25
Speakers

Host

Matt Walsh
Topics Discussed
carmelo anthony trial95%historical propaganda92%truth in history90%emmett till case90%central park five88%media lies87%tulsa race massacre85%lynching in america80%
People & Brands

carolyn bryant donham

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15xNegative

carmelo anthony

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12xNegative

polymarket

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6xPositive

matias reyes

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6xNegative

cardiff

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5xPositive

the washington post

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5xNegative

kyle rittenhouse

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5xNeutral

austin metcalf

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5xNeutral

timothy tyson

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4xNegative

expressvpn

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4xPositive

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