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Stamp of approval: Media tout Obama polling falsehood
Media Matters - Apr. 29, 2009 (Investigative Report)
Several media figures and outlets have falsely claimed that President Obama's approval rating is lower than that of most or all recent presidents, according to Gallup. In ...
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Glenn Beck and the rise of Fox News' militia media
Media Matters - by Eric Boehlert - Apr. 7, 2009 (News Report)
Beck's sure "[d]epression and revolution" are what await America under Obama, and fears moving "towards a totalitarian state." The country today sometimes reminds Beck of "the ...
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Echo chamber: Bloomberg "commentary" health IT falsehood goes from Limbaugh to WSJ's Moore and Fox, back to Limbaugh
Media Matters - by Eric Boehlert, Jamison Foser - Feb. 10, 2009 (News Analysis)
Summary: The Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore and Fox News anchors Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly promoted the falsehood -- which first appeared in a Bloomberg "commentary" by ...
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Detroit's $70-an-hour autoworker
Media Matters - by Eric Boehlert - Nov. 27, 2008 (Opinion)
Question: Is the press just being sloppy on this issue of supposedly pampered autoworkers, or are there other elements in play? Because honestly, I've had trouble escaping the ...
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It's not just Limbaugh and Hannity
Media Matters - Nov. 6, 2008 (News Analysis)
Beyond the echelon of widely known conservative radio hosts with national audiences lies a vast network of lesser-known syndicated and regional radio hosts who have become key ...
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Media continue to uncritically report McCain campaign attacks on their coverage
Media Matters - Nov. 5, 2008 (News Analysis)
A Media Matters review of the media's coverage of two stories negatively affecting or reflecting on Sen. Barack Obama -- his ties to Bill Ayers and Antoin Rezko -- and two ...
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Conservative media figures allege Obama's Hawaii trip is about discredited birth-certificate rumors, not his ailing grandmother
Media Matters - Oct. 24, 2008 (News Analysis)
Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, and Jerome Corsi suggested or asserted that the true purpose of Sen. Barack Obama's current trip to Hawaii is not to visit his ailing ...
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KSFO's Rodgers falsely claimed Obama "admits in one of his own books" that he would "stand with the Muslims" against "the Western world"
Media Matters - Oct. 22, 2008 (News Analysis)
KSFO's Lee Rodgers falsely claimed Sen. Barack Obama "admits in one of his own books" that "in case of a confrontation between the Western world and the Islamic world, he will ...
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On MSNBC, Feehery claimed attacks on Palin are "kind of attacking motherhood and apple pie and everything good about America"
Media Matters - Sep. 12, 2008 (News Analysis)
On the September 11 edition of MSNBC Live, Hill contributor and Republican strategist John Feehery claimed that "when the Obama campaign and when the left bloggers attack ...
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Media continue to repeat plagiarism accusation without noting that Biden had previously credited Kinnock
Media Matters - Aug. 24, 2008 (News Analysis)
Media outlets continue to report that Sen. Joe Biden was accused in 1987 of plagiarizing then-British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock without noting that while Biden did ...
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Fox News presents deceptively cropped six-month-old Biden clip as new
Media Matters - Mar. 16, 2009 (News Analysis)
Fox News' Martha MacCallum claimed that "after weeks of economic doom and gloom, the Obama administration is now singing a slightly different tune. Take a look at what was ...
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In CNBC host Cramer's "U.S.S.A.": "Comrade[]" Obama is a "Bolshevik" who is "taking cues from Lenin"
Media Matters - Mar. 4, 2009 (News Analysis)
CNBC's Jim Cramer has repeatedly characterized President Obama and congressional Democrats as Russian communists intent on "rampant wealth destruction," claiming Obama is ...
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Media assault on Obama's character: He "lied" and has "broken so many promises"
Media Matters - Mar. 4, 2009 (News Analysis)
Many media conservatives have recently embraced and promoted the accusation, almost in unison, that President Obama has "lied" or broken promises. In many cases, these ...
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Beck, Pethokoukis cited Marshall Institute's cap-and-trade study, ignored its ExxonMobil funding
Media Matters - Mar. 4, 2009 (News Analysis)
Glenn Beck and James Pethokoukis each cited a study by the George C. Marshall Institute to criticize the carbon cap-and-trade system described in President Obama's budget ...
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CNN's Henry falsely suggested Obama's tax proposals would affect taxpayers in all income brackets
Media Matters - Mar. 4, 2009 (News Analysis)
On CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, Ed Henry falsely suggested that President Obama's proposals to allow the Bush tax cuts to expire and to increase the capital gains tax rate would ...
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Wash. Times ignored McConnell's $51 million contribution to omnibus bill he decried as part of "spending binge"
Media Matters - Mar. 4, 2009 (News Analysis)
The Washington Times uncritically reported Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's statement that the omnibus bill is part of an ongoing "spending binge," without noting that ...
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Does ABC News understand how income tax works?
Media Matters - by Jamison Foser - Mar. 3, 2009 (Comment)
The ABC article is based on the premise that an individual's entire income is taxed at the same rate. If that were the case, it would be possible for a family earning ...
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Drudge, Fox News again suggest a few days of cold weather trump climate change science
Media Matters - Mar. 3, 2009 (News Analysis)
Following the Drudge Report's lead, Fox News hosts Neil Cavuto, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity each suggested that, in Cavuto's words, a "massive snowstorm," which recently hit ...
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On Twitter, Gingrich falsely claimed "no [oil] spill since 1969" in waters off Santa Barbara
Media Matters - Mar. 3, 2009 (News Analysis)
In a Twitter post, Newt Gingrich falsely claimed that there have been no oil spills in the waters off Santa Barbara since 1969. In fact, there were at least two oil spills ...
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Wash . Post latest to omit Sebelius' Catholic support
Media Matters - Mar. 3, 2009 (News Analysis)
Washington Post article quoted the president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute saying of secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius: ...
Overview
| Media | Online |
| Audience | (English) |
| Scope | National |
| Political Viewpoint | Left |
| Owners | nonprofit_organization |
| Story Formats | News Analysis (84), Opinion (18), Special Report (7), News Report (5), Press Release (1), Investigative Report (1), Review (1), Comment (1), Statement (1) |
| Story Authors | Jamison Foser (9), Eric Boehlert (8), No Author Listed (3), Lka (2), Rc & Ssm (1), Mg (1), Andrew Ironside (1), Karl Frisch (1), Peter@Daoureportcom (1), Robert Morlino (1), Eric Alterman (1), Eric Boelert (1), Media Matters (1), Eric H Hananoki (1), Rsk (1) |
| Story Topics | Media and Politics (82), Ethics in Journalism (66), Mainstream Media (51), Presidential Election 2008 (30), Journalism (21), Fake News (11), Obama Administration (10), Media Ownership (10), John McCain (9), Republican Party (8), Racism (6), U.S. Economy (5), Bush Administration (3), U.S. Congress (3), Labor (2)... |
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| Edited By | Kaizar Campwala |
| Last Edit | Nov 16, 2006 - 3:30 PM PST |