2008 Election
Confronted by Brewer over falsehood, Corsi responds with two more
After being confronted by MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer on his book’s false claim that Sen. Barack Obama did not dedicate his own book to his mother and grandparents, Jerome Corsi responded with two more falsehoods.
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Ignoring key facts, MSNBC's Witt agreed with Freddoso that Obama's opponents in 1996 race were disqualified on a "technicality"
In fact, one of Obama's opponents in that 1996 race reportedly admitted that he "now suspects" some of the signatures his campaign collected were forged, while another reportedly had some of her signatures disqualified because they were from voters who lived outside the 13th district -- facts Witt did not raise during the interview Read more
Citations in Freddoso's anti-Obama book rife with misinformation
Unfit for Publication: Corsi's The Obama Nation filled with falsehoods
In its preface, Jerome Corsi compares his new book, The Obama Nation, to his 2004 book Unfit for Command. The comparison seems apt: Just as Unfit for Command contains false attacks on Sen. John Kerry's military service, a Media Matters review finds that The Obama Nation similarly contains numerous falsehoods about Barack Obama. Read more
On Hardball, Barnicle relied on misleading NY Times article to assert that Obama has raised more from big donors than McCain
On Hardball, Mike Barnicle asserted, "Barack Obama's campaign credits small donors as the big reason for their big fundraising numbers. ... So, how much has Obama raised from people who gave at least $1,000? One hundred and twelve million dollars." He later added, "That's one-third of Obama's total haul: $112 million. That's more than John McCain." But while Barnicle noted that about one-third (actually, 36.4 percent) of Obama's contributions come from contributors giving $1,000 or more, he did not note that nearly three fourths -- 74.3 percent -- of McCain's contributions come from contributors giving $1,000 or more. Read more
- Thursday, August 7, 2008
- Wednesday, August 6, 2008
MSNBC anchor Savidge baselessly asked, "[I]sn't [Obama] a bit of a liar?"
CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck on Obama: "[T]his guy really is a Marxist"
NRO's Kirsanow and Hanson falsely claimed Obama has not given his views on reparations
Confronted by Brewer over falsehood, Corsi responds with two more
LA Times missed its own reporting, didn't note McCain's absence from Congress
CBS Evening News aired only part of Bill Clinton quote about Obama, ignored praise that followed
