It seems that Biden and the Democrats are out to rewrite history and erase all the achievements of white Americans. During a meeting with residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin he complained that teachers have been teaching students that a white man, namely Thomas Alva Edison invented the light bulb, when in fact it was made by a black man.

“Why in God’s name don’t we teach history in history classes?” Biden said. “A black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison. Okay? There’s so much. Did anybody know?” The idea that a black man invented the light bulb and other key inventions of modern technology has been until recently been considered to be on the same level as conspiracy theories. However, those claims have been gaining more ground. People are claiming that without black inventions, modern life would not be possible.

As usual, the mainstream media came to the rescue of Joe Biden to create a positive spin for his baseless statements. CNN published an article on its edition.cnn.com site with the title, “No, a Black man didn’t invent the light bulb. But Lewis Howard Latimer made it better.” The article points out that Latimer did crucial work in making sure that light bulbs are safe and that they would last long. CNN is trying to put a positive spin on Biden’s rewriting of history.

But the problem is that Biden didn’t claim that a black man improved the bulb; he claimed specifically that it was invented by a black man and not by Edison. The media is willing to give a free pass to Biden when he makes these baseless statements. If President Trump were the one to make such a claim, the media would run a 24/7 coverage on it.

Biden did not elaborate on who actually invented the light bulb but reporters who will be facing him on the rare occasions that he holds a press conference should ask him about it. Unfortunately, the mainstream media has just exposed its own bias after they released an article about how the President allegedly disparaged the soldiers who died during World War One.