Limbaugh again falsely claimed Obama said Court "hasn't done enough on redistribution"
Rush Limbaugh again misrepresented remarks made by President Obama to claim Obama has said that the Supreme Court "hasn't done enough on redistribution." In fact, Obama actually said courts "are poorly equipped" to "bring[] about economic change." Read More
O'Reilly falsely claimed that on CNN "only Anderson Cooper" covered army recruiter's murder
Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that on CNN, "[o]nly Anderson Cooper at 10 o'clock covered the story" of the slaying of Army recruiter Pvt. William Long. In fact, in addition to the coverage on Anderson Cooper 360, CNN covered Long's shooting on 15 shows from June 1 through June 3. Read More
MSNBC v. MSNBC: O'Donnell, Buchanan dismiss "apology tour" rhetoric while Matthews set to discuss
A Hardball promotion teased a discussion to air later that day of whether President Obama's speech in Cairo contained "too many apologies." But in the broadcast of MSNBC Live during which the promo appeared, Norah O'Donnell and Pat Buchanan rejected the "apology tour" characterization. Read More
McClatchy misrepresents Quinnipiac poll on Ricci case
A McClatchy article misrepresented poll findings from Quinnipiac University to falsely claim that a "strong majority of the American people oppose" Judge Sonia Sotomayor's position in Ricci v. DeStefano. In fact, the poll question to which McClatchy referred did not ask about Sotomayor's position in the case. Read More
AP continues to ignore Sessions' double standard
The AP again reported on Sen. Jeff Sessions' call to "go slower" in evaluating Judge Sonia Sotomayor's judicial record and set her confirmation hearing for the fall, citing her time on the bench, but did not note that Sessions reportedly urged fast action on Justice Samuel Alito's confirmation process, saying, "You don't have to read everything he's written." Read More
O'Reilly still falsely claiming he only "reported" groups calling Tiller "the baby killer"
Bill O'Reilly again falsely claimed that he had only "reported" anti-abortion groups referring to George Tiller as "Tiller the baby killer." In fact, O'Reilly himself has repeatedly referred to Tiller that way. Read More
Media again stoke fears that Obama too close to Muslim world
Media figures have used President Obama's second overseas trip to Europe and the Middle East to stoke fears that he may be too close to the Muslim world or harbors a secret, anti-American agenda. Read More
FBN fails to disclose climate-change skeptic's position in industry-funded organization
Stuart Varney interviewed former Sen. Harrison Schmitt to discuss whether "[g]lobal warming is real" but did not disclose that Schmitt is chairman emeritus of The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy, an organization funded by ExxonMobil. Read More
O'Reilly Factor still smearing Gore, misrepresenting his testimony on profiting from advocacy
Fox News' Megyn Kelly misrepresented former Vice President Gore's congressional testimony to suggest that he lied about not profiting from his advocacy of renewable energy and climate change mitigation. Read More
Hannity crops clip to claim Obama "decided to give 9-11 sympathizers a voice" in Cairo speech
Sean Hannity edited a clip of President Obama's speech in Cairo to claim that Obama "decided to give 9-11 sympathizers a voice on the world stage." In fact, the context of Obama's words makes clear that Obama was condemning those who would "justify the events of 9-11." Read More
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