First of all, Jon Stewart had Bernanke admitting it IS money printing about a year ago, then more recently saying it is not. Youtube is your friend.
Here are links to some threads on the subject.
https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/article-claims-qe-no-change-in-the-money-supply/16456
https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/in-defense-of-ben-bernanke-any-comments/16527
And here: https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/quantative-easing-is-not-increasing-the-money-supply/18119
Here is a bit of wikipedia on QE. Note Step 2, which is the money printing:
Steps1. The central bank has previously targeted an extremely low rate of interest, near or at zero percent.
- The central bank credits its own bank account with money it creates electronically.[10][37]
- The central bank buys government bonds (including long-term government bonds) or other financial assets, from commercial banks or other financial institutions, with the newly created money.[10][37]
Now, Bernanke had the gall to explain that it is not money printing because no new currency is put into circulation. Meaning physical paper dollars are not run off a prining press. But electronic dollars ARE created, and he mumbles his way through that.
And of course it is inflationary.