Media Matters - Ali Velshi http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/ali_velshi This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Ali Velshi en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN's Velshi falsely claimed "no oil shed into the Gulf of Mexico" because of Hurricane Katrina http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310004 On <em>CNN Newsroom</em>, Ali Velshi falsely claimed, "In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed more than 40 of these [offshore drilling] platforms, but still no oil shed into the Gulf of Mexico because of that." In fact, a 2007 report prepared for the federal government by an international consulting firm identified damage from Katrina to 27 platforms and rigs that resulted in the spilling of approximately 2,843 barrels of petroleum products into the Gulf of Mexico. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310004 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:13:13 EST CNN's Velshi falsely claimed Feb. unemployment rate dropped to "a historic low" http://mediamatters.org/items/200703090007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703090007 Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:19:31 EST CNN's Velshi reported Dow reached "a new record," but did not account for inflation http://mediamatters.org/items/200610190007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610190007 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:26:33 EST