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• McClatchy's Thomma misrepresented Obama's tax plan
  Saturday, October 11, 2008
• Myths and falsehoods about the purported link between affordable housing initiatives and the financial crisis
  Friday, October 10, 2008
• On Dobbs, radio host claimed HUD said "about 5 million illegal alien home mortgage loans ... have gone bad," but HUD reportedly says stat is bogus
  Friday, October 10, 2008
• WSJ's Fund falsely claimed that ACORN "almost got a slush fund in the housing bailout bill"
  Friday, October 10, 2008
• Boortz: "[I]f there is a scoundrel in this housing crisis, it would be Barney Frank ... whose lover was working with Fannie Mae, pushing out these subprime mortgages"
  Friday, October 10, 2008
• Fox News' Sammon ignores contrary evidence in suggesting that Rep. Frank allowed personal relationship to affect his oversight of Fannie Mae
  Wednesday, October 8, 2008
• Minneapolis radio hosts Baker and Perry are "convinced" that Magic Johnson "faked AIDS"
  Wednesday, October 8, 2008
• Fox News' Baier advanced conservative attacks on CRA, repeated falsehood about Rep. Frank
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008
• MSNBC's Witt did not challenge
  RNC official's mischaracterization of
  NY Times article on Obama and Ayers
  Saturday, October 4, 2008
• NBC's Yang falsely asserted "Social Security will run out of money by 2041"
  Friday, October 3, 2008
• Hannity, Matalin falsely claim that cutting taxes raises revenues
  Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Media figures falsely accuse Democrats of attempting to direct millions of dollars to ACORN
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time's Carney falsely suggested Clinton "pin[ned] the blame for the mortgage crisis on Democrats"
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Special Report falsely suggested Fannie and Freddie chief perpetrators of "financial mess," Rep. Frank opposed stricter oversight
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Even after GOP leaders backed off accusation, Parker claims Pelosi's speech on bailout bill was responsible for losing GOP votes
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• McClatchy uncritically reported McCain statement blaming Obama over bailout without noting contradiction
  Tuesday, September 30, 2008
• Media conservatives baselessly blame Community Reinvestment Act for foreclosure spike
  Tuesday, September 30, 2008
• Media falsely suggest that only Dems dismissed GOP accusation that Pelosi's speech cost GOP votes as "nonsense"
  Tuesday, September 30, 2008
• CBS' Orr repeated GOP claims blaming Pelosi's speech for bailout failure without noting contrary evidence, offered even by Republicans
  Tuesday, September 30, 2008
• CNN's Foreman falsely claimed McCain "has always said" private accounts "should be in addition to" Social Security
  Monday, September 29, 2008

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