Hannity repeats earmark falsehood to smear Obama
Sean Hannity and Karl Rove falsely claimed that President Obama made a campaign promise of "no earmarks." In fact, Obama actually promised to reform the earmark process and cut wasteful spending, not to end all earmarks. Read More
Hannity ignores CBO to attack cap and trade as regressive
Sean Hannity hosted Ralph Reed, who cited a study by the Tax Foundation, which, he said, "shows" that "the cap-and-tax burden falls heaviest on the poor and the lower middle class." However, the study did not consider the effect of the government's distribution of revenue generated by a cap-and-trade system to lower-income households. Read More
Wash. Times publishes op-ed promoting discredited "global cooling" claim
The Washington Times published an op-ed by Richard Rahn promoting the discredited claim that the Earth has gone through a period of "global cooling" during the past decade. Read More
Howard Kurtz's wasted opportunity
Howard Kurtz is almost certainly the nation's best-known and most influential media critic. With a regular Washington Post column, virtually unlimited space on the paper's web site, and his own television show on CNN, all dedicated to covering the media, Kurtz has an unrivaled platform from which he can opine about the Fourth Estate. Unfortunately -- though perhaps not coincidentally -- that opportunity is wasted on Kurtz. Read More
O'Reilly fill-in Williams provides platform for global warming misinformation
Guest-hosting The O'Reilly Factor, Juan Williams did not challenge Bernie Goldberg's false claims about global warming. Read More
After reporting on CBO analysis of partial health reform bill, ABC and CBS ignore analysis of full bill
ABC and CBS evening newscasts both reported on the Congressional Budget Office's June 15 preliminary analysis of an incomplete version of the Senate, but they have yet to report on the CBO's analysis of the "complete bill." Read More
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