http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/fox__amp__friends This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: FOX &amp; Friends en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240012 Since the beginning of October, Dick Morris has repeatedly used his columns and Fox News appearances to promote and raise money for the National Republican Trust PAC without disclosing that the organization has paid $24,000 to a company apparently connected to Morris, according to FEC filings. During that time, Morris' email newsletter has frequently included ads that state: "Paid for by The National Republican Trust PAC." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240012 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:18:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310018 Fox News repeatedly allowed Dick Morris to solicit donations for a conservative political action committee to fund an ad attacking Sen. Barack Obama. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310018 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:17:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290011 <em>Special Report</em> host Brit Hume, <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-host Gretchen Carlson, and <em>New York Post </em>writer Geoff Earle uncritically repeated a report by Israeli newspaper <em>Haaretz</em> that French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Sen. Barack Obama's position on Iran "utterly immature" and "formulations empty of all content" without noting that the French Embassy issued a statement calling the <em>Haaretz</em> report about Sarkozy's comments "groundless." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290011 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290003 Fox News' Gretchen Carlson falsely claimed that "roughly 40 percent" of Sen. Barack Obama's plan to cut taxes "is a handout to people who do not pay taxes." In fact, all American workers are required to pay taxes on their wages for Social Security and Medicare, and according to an Obama economic adviser, "every person that receives a tax cut under Barack Obama's plan is working." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290003 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:29:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810240018 On October 24, <em>Fox &amp; Friends </em>co-host Gretchen Carlson baselessly linked a woman's allegations -- since recanted -- that she was attacked by a black man in retaliation for supporting Sen. John McCain to a report that <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> aired the day before of police concerns of possible violence if Sen. Barack Obama loses the election. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810240018 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:14:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150013 Fox News' Dick Morris baselessly accused ACORN of "committing voter fraud." In fact, ACORN does not stand accused of "committing voter fraud," and Morris did not point to any allegations that ACORN has engaged in voter fraud. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150013 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:52:49 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100005 <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> criticized <em>Newsweek</em> for publishing an unaltered cover photo of Gov. Sarah Palin, three months after airing altered photos to smear <em>New York Times</em> journalists for an article about the "ominous trend" in Fox News' ratings. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100005 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:31:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010019 Media figures have recently accused Democrats of attempting to direct millions of dollars in government money to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in the financial bailout bill. The accusation is false. Neither the draft proposal nor the version of the bill that was voted down in the House contained any language mentioning ACORN. Those making the false claim were misrepresenting a provision -- since removed -- that would have directed 20 percent of any profits realized on troubled assets purchased under the plan into the Housing Trust Fund* and the Capital Magnet Fund. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010019 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:15:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290013 <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> aired a heavily cropped version of former President Bill Clinton's comments broadcast on the previous day's <em>Meet the Press</em> in which Clinton was asked if Sen. Barack Obama is a "great man." Co-host Gretchen Carlson asserted that the cropped comments were evidence of "a major diss against Barack Obama by Bill Clinton." But Carlson omitted Clinton's assertion in the same interview that he "certainly admire[s] him" and that Obama's "greatness will ... become apparent" when he is elected president. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290013 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:48:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809220007 <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em>' Brian Kilmeade stated that <em>Saturday Night Live</em> executive producer Lorne Michaels has "maxed out on" his contributions to Sen. Barack Obama. But Kilmeade failed to note that, according to FEC filings, Michaels has given at least $5,300 to Sen. John McCain and his Straight Talk America PAC since 2000, including the maximum $2,300 to his presidential campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809220007 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:08:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809160021 Since the release of an Obama campaign ad asserting that Sen. John McCain "admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an email," several Fox News figures and talk-radio hosts have claimed that McCain doesn't use a computer or email because of injuries he sustained during his service in the Vietnam War. But the McCain campaign itself did not make this claim in response to the ad, reportedly responding that "John McCain travels with a laptop." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809160021 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:05:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809150007 On <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em>, Brian Kilmeade baselessly claimed that Democrats "air-drop[ped] 60 lawyers and investigators into Alaska" to investigate Gov. Sarah Palin. Kilmeade did not cite a source for the claim, but <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>'s John Fund recently claimed that "Democrats have airdropped a mini-army of 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researchers" into Alaska "to dig into [Palin's] record and background." Kilmeade did not mention that the DNC reportedly called Fund's assertion a "flat-out absolute fabrication" and said that neither the DNC nor the Obama campaign sent anyone to Alaska to do research. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809150007 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:14:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120019 <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> and <em>America's Newsroom</em> both aired a new ad by Sen. John McCain's campaign that accuses Sen. Barack Obama's campaign of being "disrespectful" to Gov. Sarah Palin. However, none of the hosts on either show gave any indication that the ad contains several distortions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120019 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:29:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090008 Asked on <em><em>Fox &amp; Friends </em></em>about the "damage done" by having Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews anchor MSNBC's election coverage, the Media Research Center's Tim Graham responded, "Not only is the damage already done, the damage continues. I mean, not only are they keeping these people on for an hour a night, they're adding this lesbian Air America radio host, Rachel Maddow, on every night." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090008 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:59:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290005 <em>On Fox &amp; Friends</em>, Gretchen Carlson said that the "first time" Sen. John McCain "really did start sharing some personal moments" about his prisoner of war experience in Vietnam was during his August 16 appearance at a forum at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, adding that "most people would say that John McCain hasn't talked enough about his POW experience." In fact, McCain has discussed his POW experience, including "personal moments," during the current campaign as well as on numerous previous occasions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290005 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:10:34 EST