Schieffer lets Sessions claim there is "no evidence" "higher-ups participated" in Abu Ghraib
Bob Schieffer did not challenge Sen. Jeff Sessions' assertion that "there was no evidence that the higher-ups participated in any way" in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. In fact, a Senate committee report found culpability among "senior" U.S. officials.
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Fox News misrepresents Sotomayor, Obama quotes to stir controversy
Fox News' special about Judge Sonia Sotomayor misrepresented Sotomayor's quote that "the Court of Appeals is where policy is made" to claim that she "apparently confess[ed]" to "legislating from the bench." The special also misrepresented President Obama's quote about "empathy." Read More
NY Times, Wash. Post advance "wise Latina" distortion
The New York Times and The Washington Post reported Republican distortion of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's "wise Latina" comments without providing the context for them. Read More
Time article laying out GOP attacks on Sotomayor omits critical facts
Time omitted critical facts in reporting on the lines of attack Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have prepared against Sonia Sotomayor. Read More
Wash. Times changes word in Sotomayor statement to call for her defeat
The Washington Times falsely claimed in an editorial that Judge Sonia Sotomayor said that " 'inherent physiological and cultural differences' help ensure that a 'wise Latina ... would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male.' " In fact, Sotomayor made no such claim. Read More
GMA repeats myth of Sotomayor as judicial activist
ABC News' Jan Crawford Greenburg uncritically repeated Sen. Jeff Sessions' suggestion that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a judicial activist, advancing the myth that conservative judges are proponents of judicial restraint while liberal judges practice judicial activism. Read More
Media still can't find context of Sotomayor's "wise Latina" comment
In the days leading up to Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, which began July 13, several media figures and outlets have repeated or uncritically reported Republican distortions of Sotomayor's "wise Latina" comments without providing the context for her remarks. Read More
Conservative media distort Ginsburg interview to claim she "thought Roe v. Wade was a way to weed out undesirables"
Conservative media have distorted Ruth Bader Ginsburg's recent comments on abortion to claim that she, in Glenn Beck's words, "thought Roe v. Wade was a way to weed out undesirables." In fact, Ginsburg was attributing that sentiment to others. Read More
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