Wash. Times Cherry-Picks Poll To Falsely Suggest Americans Oppose Unions
The Washington Times cherry-picked a Quinnipiac poll to claim that "Americans are starting to catch on to the 'us vs. them' attitude of the unions." However, numerous other polls have shown strong public support for unions and collective bargaining. Read More
Dick Morris Falsely Claims That NYC Teachers Are Paid To Watch TV In "Rubber Rooms"
In an attack on teachers unions, Dick Morris falsely claimed that, because of New York City's contract with its teachers union, 4,000 "incompetent" New York City teachers "go to rubber rooms every day" where they "read the paper and watch TV." In fact, the New York City teachers union opposed the "rubber rooms" and the city has closed them while streamlining the disciplinary process for teachers with the union's approval. Read More
Wash. Times Gives Platform To
For the second time in less than a month, The Washington Times published an op-ed by anti-choice activist Randall Terry. Terry has a long history of extreme anti-choice
"Liar": Right-Wing Media Falsely Smear Ellison Over Testimony On Muslim 9-11 Victim
The right-wing media is claiming that Rep. Keith Ellison made up a "phony Islamophobic story" that a Muslim first responder who died in the September 11 attacks had been subject to dark rumors that he may have been involved in the attack. In fact, numerous media outlets reported on such "unfounded speculation" from authorities and others, and that those rumors were ended for good when his body was found. Read More
Fox Invents Notion That Health Care Reform Will Require A "Prescription For ... Aspirin"
Fox News' Bill Hemmer and Dr. Manny Alvarez suggested that the health care reform law will lead to people "need[ing] a prescription for everyday items like aspirin." They based this claim on a provision in the law that merely requires people who buy medications using money from tax-free medical spending accounts to have prescriptions for those purchases. Read More
Krauthammer Trots Out The Falsehood That Social Security Trust Fund Is "A Fiction"
In his column, Charles Krauthammer called claims that Social Security is solvent until 2037 a "breathtaking fraud" and said that the Social Security trust fund consists of "little pieces of paper" that "amount to nothing." In fact, the Social Security trust fund consists of U.S. Treasury securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government and are generally considered to be "one of the world's safest investments." Read More
NPR Is "Fair": Conservatives And Media Critics Defend NPR's Reporting
Media critics and conservative commentators are responding to the recent controversy over NPR by praising the network's reporting. In addition, some Tea Party activists say that NPR's coverage of their group has been "fair." Read More
Fox Wages War Against NPR As News Corp. Donates Millions To Support It
Fox News frequently lambasts National Public Radio as a "bias[ed]," "defamatory" news outlet, and attacks have intensified of late because of the recent forced resignations of two of its top executives. However, Fox News parent company News Corp. appears to harbor a different view of NPR's value considering the media conglomerate's subsidiaries have donated at least $2 million to fund and sponsor the nonprofit organization. Read More
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