New details are emerging about an extensive media effort to downplay sensitive issues involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. According to recent reports, longstanding critics of legacy media have alleged that news organizations deliberately shielded the 46th president from unfavorable coverage—particularly concerning revelations about his family’s financial dealings and questions surrounding his cognitive abilities. These efforts, it is claimed, date back well before Biden assumed the presidency.
In a report highlighted by Fox News, it was noted that allegations of a media cover-up regarding Biden’s mental decline and Hunter Biden’s legal challenges have been circulating for years. Critics argue that major news outlets systematically avoided reporting on stories that could cast a negative light on the former vice president and, later, president. The purported cover-up includes information about questionable financial transactions involving Biden’s family, as well as instances that critics say reveal signs of cognitive decline—a concern that became particularly evident during last year’s CNN debate and ultimately contributed to his exit from the 2024 presidential race.
The allegations suggest that efforts to protect Biden from scrutiny began as early as May 2019, during the primary race for the 2020 Democratic nomination. At that time, some reporters claim there was an active, if covert, campaign within the media to suppress stories that might have undermined Biden’s lead in the polls.
One significant revelation came from former Politico reporter Marc Caputo. Caputo disclosed on the “Somebody’s Gotta Win” podcast that he had written a report in 2019 that used opposition research from Biden’s Democratic rivals. His report detailed a “tax lien” issued against Hunter Biden related to his work with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. At that time, Biden was leading in the polls as a front-runner among Democratic candidates. Caputo explained that his story, which he described as a “classic report” linking the former vice president’s family to a potentially damaging financial controversy, was abruptly shelved by his editors without any explanation.
According to Caputo, the story would have spotlighted how Hunter Biden was burdened by a significant tax lien incurred during his tenure with Burisma—an issue that critics argue had the potential to cast doubts on Biden’s judgment and his family’s financial dealings. However, his report was suppressed, and he believes that if the same story had emerged about a candidate from another party, it would have been published without hesitation.
