White House Tally Appears to Overstate Stimulus Jobs

Wall Street Journal by Louise Radnofsky, Maurice Tamman | Nov. 4, 2009 (News Report)

The number of jobs the Obama administration credits to federal stimulus money could be overstated by at least 20,000 of the 640,000 claimed, a Wall Street Journal analysis found.

Recipients of the government grants and contracts appear to have made mistakes when estimating the number of jobs that have been saved or created, according to the Journal's review. Some recipients said they were confused by forms that asked how they spent the money. Full Story »

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3.4
 by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 4, 2009

Interesting report about how many jobs were created by the Obama administration's stimulus program. This story seems factual and definitely shows enterprise on the part of the reporters. But it also lacks context by making a mountain out of a molehill and failing to report on what has been accomplished by the 97% of stimulus funds for which no errors were reported. Overall, this is a reasonable work of journalism that holds truth to power by focusing on facts, not just opinions.

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