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Media echo serial misinformer McCaughey's false end-of-life counseling claim

July 31, 2009 11:21 pm ET

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SUMMARY: On July 16, Betsy McCaughey falsely claimed that the House health care reform bill would "absolutely require" end-of-life counseling for seniors "that will tell them how to end their life sooner." Since then, numerous media figures have echoed McCaughey's claim -- even after the falsehood was debunked and McCaughey herself backtracked.

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