'08 SHOCK: Drudge still smearing, distorting quotes, and touting fake allegations
November 04, 2008 4:12 pm ET
SUMMARY: Media critics have recently postulated that while Matt Drudge may have once set the media's agenda, his influence has waned and his efforts to inject himself in the media's coverage of the presidential election have largely fallen flat. This election season, Drudge has posted a long series of items that were false on their face or turned out to be false, making the strong case that, if his influence is not in fact waning, it should be.






