Correction posted 2 hours and 53 minutes ago
Fox & Friends baselessly suggested Walpin, Carlin, and Weiderhold all "Watchdogs Silenced by Administration"
This item originally stated that the Amtrak inspector general serves at the discretion of the Amtrak president and CEO, a position currently held by Joseph H. Boardman, a former Bush administration official. In fact, the Amtrak inspector general serves at the discretion of the chairman of Amtrak's board of directors, a position currently held by Carper. Media Matters for America regrets the error.
Correction posted May 22, 2009 9:44 pm ET
O'Reilly smears hate crimes bill with false claim that pedophiles could be protected
This item originally stated that the proposed Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act "defines as a crime acts of attempted violence 'motivated by prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim.' " However, that quote did not come from the section of the bill that defined new federal crimes. The item has been updated to match the relevant definition of a new federal crime in the bill. In addition, the first sentence of the second paragraph originally quoted incorrectly from the act. It has been changed to quote O'Reilly's description of the legislation. Media Matters for America regrets the error.
Correction posted May 22, 2009 9:09 pm ET
Fox News falsely claims Dems voted to "protect," "defend" pedophiles
This item originally stated that the proposed Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act "defines as a crime acts of attempted violence 'motivated by prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim.' " However, that quote did not come from the section of the bill that defined new federal crimes. The item has been updated to match the relevant definition of a new federal crime in the bill. Media Matters for America regrets the error.
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