A June 25 Newsmax article carries the headline, “Hoyer Blames Reagan for D.C. Metrorail Crash.” But Steny Hoyer, the House majority leader, did no such thing. As the article itself details —…
CNS Repeats Bogus Poll Breakdown Claim
A June 24 CNSNews.com article by Christopher Neefus uncritically quotes Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway (whom Neefus fails to identify as a Republican pollster, something CNS has failed to do in the past)…
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Media Matters’ Jamison Foser demolishes Noel Sheppard’s June 21 NewsBusters post, in which he claims that because a CBS/New York Times poll sample included 48 percent who said they voted for Obama…
Who Is WND’s New Pollster?
Alex Koppleman at Salon delves into the WorldNetDaily poll asserting that Americans “are not only aware of questions about Barack Obama’s constitutional eligibility for office, but almmost half are either ‘troubled’ by…
Klein Still Making Claim He Can’t Prove
Does Aaron Klein think repeating a claim he can’t prove will somehow make it true? Last week, we detailed how Klein claimed that Jimmy Carter “passed a message to Hamas from the…
Vadum Concedes His Error
Remember that whole pissing match between us and the Capital Research Center’s Matthew Vadum about whether the Center for Independent Media shares office space with Media Matters? We just noticed it, but…
Jeffrey Puts Words in Reid’s Mouth
A June 17 CNSNews.com article by Terry Jeffrey asserts: “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) vowed Monday that the Senate would consider a ‘comprehensive’ immigration reform bill that would include giving amnesty…
Aaron Klein’s Latest Non-Story/Obama Attack
A June 16 WorldNetDaily article by Aaron Klein begins ominously: “Former President Jimmy Carter passed a message to Hamas from the Obama administration, according to senior sources in the Islamist group.” But…
WND Ignores Birther’s Prayer for Obama’s Death
WorldNetDaily has already dismissed the alleged shooter of George Tiller as mentally ill and the alleged shooter of a guard at the Holocaust Museum as a liberal. How will it address the…
AIM’s Kline Confuses Critical Thinking, Partisan Attacks
Accuracy in Academia’s Malcolm Kline asserts in a June 9 Accuracy in Media column: “Critical thinking seems to have eluded the media and academic elites in their mostly gushing reaction to the…