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• IBD cited 1930s America, 1990s Japan as evidence that stimulus spending doesn't work, but economists disagree on both counts
  Monday, January 5, 2009
• On Fox, Barnes, Krauthammer echoed conservative claim that CRA played key role in subprime crisis
  Tuesday, December 23, 2008
• Media cite Japan's "lost decade" to criticize Obama's economic stimulus plan, but economists disagree
  Monday, December 22, 2008
• Conservatives cherry-pick 1930s unemployment figures in continued assault on New Deal
  Wednesday, December 3, 2008
• Conservative media react to talk of Obama-led economic recovery by attacking FDR and New Deal
  Wednesday, November 26, 2008
• Citigroup bailout blackout: Network news programs featured no one asserting deal is bad for taxpayers
  Tuesday, November 25, 2008
• Hannity, Hewitt revive bogus "Obama recession" claim
  Monday, November 17, 2008
• On FNS, Wallace did not challenge Kyl on false claim that Republican economist Feldstein opposes an economic stimulus package
  Sunday, November 16, 2008
• Morris, Hannity, Limbaugh implicate Obama in stock-market decline -- analysts disagree
  Friday, November 7, 2008
• Myths and falsehoods about the purported link between affordable housing initiatives and the financial crisis
  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' Baier advanced conservative attacks on CRA, repeated falsehood about Rep. Frank
  Tuesday, October 7, 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

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