http://mediamatters.org This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Fox News Channel en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/research/200907090005 Sean Hannity has repeatedly smeared progressives and Democrats by cropping their comments in ways that misrepresented them. Most recently, he cropped President Obama's answer to a question about the Cold War to falsely suggest he wasn't acknowledging the achievements of past presidents in freeing Eastern Europe. T.A. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907090005 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:12:56 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907090003 Referring to a British man who "superglued his tooth together," Sean Hannity stated: "The Democrats have their way [on health-care reform], get your superglue ready." However, a U.S. woman reportedly has also glued in her teeth because of the costs of dental care. L.Y. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907090003 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:16:59 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907090001 Brit Hume asserted that Democrats "could turn [the stimulus] into business-friendly tax cuts or personal income tax rate cuts," but that "those are Republican ideas." In fact, the recovery act included tax incentives for businesses estimated to total $75.9 billion in 2009 and 2010. J.H. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907090001 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:51:50 EDT http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907080011 K.V.F. http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907080011 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:30:42 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907080007 Sean Hannity deceptively cropped President Obama's answer to a question about the Cold War to suggest that Obama did not acknowledge the actions of past U.S. presidents in freeing Eastern Europe. L.Y. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907080007 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:30:07 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907080003 Andrew Napolitano falsely claimed that in the GM bankruptcy proceedings, "[t]here was no testimony whatsoever in court." In fact, the judge overseeing the case stated that there was in-court testimony. L.Y. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907080003 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:44:58 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907080001 On Fox News, Stephen Moore said of the Obama administration's plans for dealing with the economic situation: "The one thing this administration won't do is cut taxes." In fact, the recovery act included $288 billion in tax relief. J.H. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907080001 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:48:39 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907070033 Media figures have used a recent comment by Vice President Biden -- that the Obama administration "misread how bad the economy was" -- to suggest that the economic recovery package is a complete failure, rather than noting the assessment by economists then and now that the legislation does not go far enough and that further stimulus spending may be necessary. J.H. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907070033 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:41:44 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907070030 Sean Hannity claimed, "This is the coolest June on record, the eighth coolest, and they're going back to the 1800s." But Hannity appeared to be referring to a National Weather Service statement about the weather in June in New York's Central Park -- not about the entire planet. L.Y. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907070030 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:50:04 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907060022 On<em> Special Report</em>, Carl Cameron and Brit Hume previously claimed that adding a public insurance option would substantially increase the cost of the Senate health committee's health reform bill, but the program has yet to note the CBO's finding to the contrary. M.W. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907060022 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:26:25 EDT http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907060006 K.V.F. http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907060006 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:14:04 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907020030 Guest-hosting <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, Juan Williams did not challenge Bernie Goldberg's false claims about global warming. D.C.P. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907020030 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:57:38 EDT http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907020028 <em>Media Matters</em> staff http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907020028 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:38:55 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907020005 Sean Hannity hosted Ralph Reed, who cited a study by the Tax Foundation, which, he said, "shows" that "the cap-and-tax burden falls heaviest on the poor and the lower middle class." However, the study did not consider the effect of the government's distribution of revenue generated by a cap-and-trade system to lower-income households. J.K.F. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907020005 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:20:55 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200907020001 Sean Hannity and Karl Rove falsely claimed that President Obama made a campaign promise of "no earmarks." In fact, Obama actually promised to <em>reform</em> the earmark process and cut wasteful spending, not to end all earmarks.<br /> <br /> L.Y. http://mediamatters.org/research/200907020001 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:04:44 EDT