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 stand with the Muslims." Rodgers' assertion recalls a similar allegation in a chain email that has been previously debunked. As FactCheck.org documented, while discussing "my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans" in The Audacity of Hope, Obama wrote: "[T]hey need specific ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Media, Politics, U.S., World, Religion
Topics: Ethics in Journalism, Obama Administration, Racism, Religion and Politics
Member Tags: KSFO , Religious Intolerance
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 22, 2008 - 9:35 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Mark Monday (review), caitlyn Alvidrez (review), ViAnn Beadle (review), Denise Parker (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Oct 22, 2008 - 9:35 PM PDT
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 by Mark Monday - Oct. 22, 2008

Fact checking -- and correcting the false statements of media -- is always good journalism. We do too little of it and Snopes gets far too few inquiries from inquisitive readers.

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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 22, 2008

The fact checking lays out the details of the lies. A link is provided to FactCheck.org showing previous debunking of the email that the claim apparently echoes.

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