Newsmax’s David Patten has penned yet another article falsely claiming that ACORN is a direct beneficiary of billions of dollars in the stimulus bill. He does make it slightly less of a lie this time around, referring to “the $5.2 billion slated for organizations such as ACORN,” though the article’s headline falsely refers to “ACORN Money.”
As we’ve repeatedly documented regarding Patten’s reporting on this issue, the stimulus plan does not even mention ACORN by name, let alone allocate money to the group. Further, according to ACORN’s Bertha Lewis, “Since it is set aside for non-profit housing developers to help purchase, rehab, and resell foreclosed properties, we aren’t eligible for it in the first place.”
When will Patten act like a real reporter and tell the truth instead of being a stenographer for the Republican Party?