Editing Andrew Bolt (section)

== Villainy ==

* He has downplayed the effects of the [[Stolen Generations]], stating that the removal policy was not racially motivated and was not performed with genocidal intent.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,19610693-25717,00.html Be a Manne and name just 10], ''Herald Sun''</ref> He has also ignored any historical evidence by professor Robert Manne contradicting his narrative.<ref>[http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/that_debate_last_night/ That debate last night], ''Andrew Bolt Blog''</ref>
* In 2002, he tried to defame a magistrate named Jelena Popovic for allegedly hugging two drug traffickers and letting them walk free. Bolt lost the case and Popovic was awarded $246,000 damages for defamation after suing Bolt. Bolt's reporting was described by a judge as "at worst, dishonest and misleading and at best, grossly careless".<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/21/1069027329860.html?from=storyrhs Magistrate's libel claim is upheld], ''The Age''</ref>
* The federal court case ''Eatock v Bolt'' saw a court rule that Bolt had violated the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 by publishing a series of articles claiming that certain left-wing Aboriginal figures were not really Aboriginal.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/andrew-bolt-x-racial-vilification-court-case/story-e6frg996-1226148919092 Andrew Bolt loses racial vilification court case], ''The Australian''</ref>
* Bolt has argued against Australian immigration laws, claiming that immigration is changing Australian culture and referring to it as "colonization".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/aug/02/andrew-bolts-tidal-wave-of-immigrants-article-prompts-press-council-complaint Andrew Bolt's 'tidal wave of immigrants' article prompts press council complaint], ''The Guardian''</ref> This aligns with the far-right conspiracy theory known as the "[[Great Replacement]]".
* Bolt has shown to display signs of [[ableism]] and climate change denialism as well.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/oct/13/news-corps-andrew-bolt-says-his-companys-climate-campaign-is-rubbish News Corp's Andrew Bolt says his company's climate change campaign is 'rubbish'], ''The Guardian''</ref> In one such example from 2019, Bolt mocked Swedish activist Greta Thunberg for her autism and argued that her views should not be taken seriously because of it.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/aug/02/andrew-bolts-mocking-of-greta-thunberg-leaves-autism-advocates-disgusted Andrew Bolt's mocking of Greta Thunberg leaves autism advocates 'disgusted'], ''The Guardian''</ref>
* Bolt tried to discredit professor Bruce Pascoe's claims of aboriginal identity and dismissed his book, ''Dark Emu'' as Australia's "greatest literary hoax" based on information provided by [[Dark Emu Exposed]] in order to prove that Pascoe is a fraud who has rewritten the history of Aboriginal Australian lifestyles.<ref>[https://www.bing.com/search?q=andrew+blot+dark+emu+is+literary+hoax&cvid=d1120dcae2dd438482f4e481dde58732&aqs=edge..69i57j0l6.7929j0j4&FORM=ANAB01&PC=HCTS Historian Bruce Pascoe’s book ‘Dark Emu’ criticised over accuracy concerns], ''Sky News Australia''</ref>
* In February 2020 Bolt was accused of downplaying child sexual grooming after commenting that a convicted groomer had "hit on" his victim.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/feb/19/child-protection-groups-condemn-andrew-bolt-for-saying-convicted-st-kevins-groomer-hit-on-victim Child protection groups condemn Andrew Bolt for saying convicted St Kevin's groomer 'hit on' victim], ''The Guardian''</ref>
* During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bolt argued that the pandemic was "wildly exaggerated"<ref>[https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/whilst-deadly-the-coronavirus-danger-has-been-wildly-exaggerated-bolt/video/4302aca33d116166cc5858f7602239f4 Whilst deadly – the coronavirus danger ‘has been wildly exaggerated’: Bolt], ''Sky News Australia''</ref> and argued that lockdown restrictions should be restricted because they were only "to save aged-care residents from dying a few months earlier", which he argued was less important than the Australian economy.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/aug/07/andrew-bolts-views-diagnosed-as-disgraceful-after-coronavirus-controversies Andrew Bolt's views diagnosed as ‘disgraceful’ after coronavirus controversies], ''The Guardian''</ref>