http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/fox_news_channel This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Fox News Channel en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200811260003 Fox News hosts, reporters, and contributors have repeatedly provided or echoed the claims of only opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would give workers the right to form or join a union if a majority of workers sign a card stating they want to unionize. Absent from numerous reports and discussions on Fox News is the argument made by proponents of EFCA that under the current system, employers often fire union supporters and pressure employees to vote against unionizing. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811260003 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:08:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250018 Sean Hannity baselessly asserted that "[t]he federal government and the Democrats ... forced these banks, through the Community Reinvestment Act, to make these risky loans," adding, "The risky loans started the subprime mortgage crisis, which impacted all these financial institutions, which needed government bailouts." In fact, according to housing experts, the vast majority of subprime loans were made by independent lenders not covered by the CRA. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250018 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:29:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250006 Referring to the Minnesota Senate race recount on Fox News' <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity claimed Al Franken is challenging ballots "because he's trying to litigate his way into the Senate seat." But as of November 24, according to the office of the Minnesota secretary of state, Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman have challenged roughly the same number of ballots. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250006 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:44:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250005 Responding to <em>Media Matters</em> on <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Dick Morris did not deny that over the last two months, he has accepted thousands of dollars in ad revenue from GOPTrust.com, a group he has repeatedly promoted and fundraised for on television and in his columns without disclosing that fact. Rather, Morris compared his receipt of ad revenue from GOPTrust.com with <em>The New York Times</em>' relationship with its advertisers. But there is at least one key difference: the <em>Times</em> does not routinely run editorials touting its advertisers and urging people to buy their products or contribute to them, as Morris has. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250005 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:10:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240019 In an article headlined "Obama skips church, heads to gym," <em>Politico</em> reported, "On the three Sundays since his election, Obama has instead used his free time to get in workouts at a Chicago gym," and also asserted, "Both President-elect George W. Bush and President-elect Bill Clinton managed to attend church in the weeks after they were elected." However, <em>Politico</em> ignored numerous reports that Bush attended church infrequently over the past eight years and did not belong to a Washington congregation. <em>Politico</em>'s report was echoed by other media, including Fox News and the syndicated radio show <em>The War Room with Quinn &amp; Rose</em>. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240019 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:17:07 EST 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/200811240007 Discussing the recount in the Minnesota Senate race between Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman, Fox News' Bret Baier asserted that the Franken campaign has been "dogged" in challenging questionable ballots and then aired a photograph of a ballot challenged by Franken, stating: "Franken is challenging this ... ballot, although the bubble beside Coleman's name appears to be clearly marked." However, Baier did not note or display any of the published examples of ballots that the Coleman campaign has challenged which "appear[] to be clearly marked" for Franken or another candidate besides Coleman. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240007 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:09:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811220004 Several media outlets have used data that combines the average cost of current wages and benefits and future benefits to falsely assert or suggest that autoworkers make $70 or more per hour. But, as analysts and some media outlets have noted, the figure includes not only future retirement benefits for current workers, but also benefits paid to current retirees. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811220004 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:45:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200012 Fox News' Andrew Napolitano claimed that Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is a "former communist" and a "former member of the Communist Party" but provided no evidence to support either claim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200012 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200004 Discussing the possible appointment of Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Andrea Tantaros said that if President-elect Barack Obama "select[s] Hillary Clinton and Bill ... it would be akin to a family adopting the Menendez brothers." Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 for shooting their parents to death. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200004 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:58:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190019 Echoing Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that Coleman "was certified the winner" in the Minnesota Senate race against Al Franken, adding, "Coleman won by a mere 215 votes." In fact, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board did not certify a winner in the Senate race, having authorized an automatic recount of ballots for that race. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190019 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:53:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170016 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity and Hugh Hewitt rehashed the discredited claim that President-elect Barack Obama is to blame for recent declines in the stock market. In fact, analysts have cited economic data on dropping retail sales, increasing unemployment, and other significant factors to explain recent stock-market declines. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170016 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:35:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170014 Discussing actions by individual protesters of Proposition 8, Newt Gingrich stated: "I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to use harassment. I think it is prepared to use the government if it can get control of it. I think that it is a very dangerous threat to anybody who believes in traditional religion." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170014 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:26:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170006 On Fox News' <em>The Beltway Boys,</em> co-host Fred Barnes echoed the discredited rumor that ballots in the Minnesota Senate race were mishandled, stating: "We've seen, under some questionable circumstances, Franken gaining, you know, 32 ballots from the trunk of somebody's car that had been sitting there for a few days. I mean, I find that a bit suspicious." In fact, state officials have refuted rumors that the ballots were handled improperly, and a lawyer for Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign, who initially raised questions about those ballots, reportedly said afterward that he had been assured the ballots were not tampered with. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170006 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:33:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811160004 On <em>Fox News Sunday</em>, host Chris Wallace did not challenge the false assertion by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) that Republican economist "Marty Feldstein says we shouldn't" enact a new economic stimulus plan. But Feldstein wrote in an October 30 op-ed that "[t]he only way to prevent a deepening recession will be a temporary program of increased government spending." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811160004 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:14:07 EST