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Media Matters - Fox News Channel 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 O'Reilly called Media Matters' Brock a "liar," but the falsehood was O'Reilly's http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110007 Fox News' Bill O'Reilly purported to defend his previous false assertion that Sen. Barack Obama did not cast a vote on a Senate amendment denouncing both a MoveOn.org ad that targeted Gen. David Petraeus and "Swift Boat" attacks on Sen. John Kerry by claiming he was referring to an amendment "sponsored by John Cornyn that also condemned MoveOn," which Obama did not vote on. But O'Reilly explicitly said in his previous remarks that the amendment Obama did not vote on was one that condemned both the MoveOn Petraeus ad and "the Swift Boating of Kerry." The Cornyn amendment did not condemn the Swift Boat attacks; an amendment by Sen. Barbara Boxer, which Obama voted for, did. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110007 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:52:11 EST Hannity invited McCain to criticize Obama for proposing to "slow" a program McCain has said "should be ended" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100020 In an interview with Sen. John McCain, Fox News' Sean Hannity misstated Sen. Barack Obama's position on defense spending, then invited McCain to criticize Obama for proposing to "slow the development of Future Combat Systems" without noting that the McCain campaign itself has said that program "should be ended." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100020 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:21:18 EST WSJ's Fund falsely claimed that ACORN "almost got a slush fund in the housing bailout bill" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100008 On Hannity & Colmes, The Wall Street Journal's John Fund falsely claimed that ACORN "almost got a slush fund in the housing bailout bill a few weeks ago." In fact, neither the September draft proposal nor the final version of the bill contained any language mentioning ACORN. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100008 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:39:40 EST After altering photos to smear New York Times journalists, Fox & Friends featured segment criticizing Newsweek's choice of Palin photo as unflattering http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100005 Fox & Friends criticized Newsweek for publishing an unaltered cover photo of Gov. Sarah Palin, three months after airing altered photos to smear New York Times 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 Media repeat Cindy McCain's attack on Obama troop-funding vote, ignore John McCain's troop-funding vote http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090004 The CBS Evening News, Fox News' The Live Desk, and the Politico's Jonathan Martin noted Cindy McCain's attack on Sen. Barack Obama that his "vote to not fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body." However, none of their reports pointed out that Sen. John McCain himself voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090004 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 09:34:48 EST "[J]ournalist" Sean Hannity gives bogus defense for interviewing Andy Martin http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080029 On Hannity & Colmes, Sean Hannity defended his report featuring Andy Martin -- who has called a judge a "crooked, slimy Jew" and accused African-American public officials of corruption -- by saying: "I'm a journalist who interviews people who I disagree with all the time, that give their opinion. Fox has all points of view." However, during the report, Hannity did not challenge any assertion or statement by Martin, nor did he mention any of Martin's anti-Semitic and racially charged statements. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080029 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 22:49:11 EST Fox News' Sammon ignores contrary evidence in suggesting that Rep. Frank allowed personal relationship to affect his oversight of Fannie Mae http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080023 On The O'Reilly Factor and in a FoxNews.com article, Bill Sammon suggested that Rep. Barney Frank allowed his relationship in the 1990s with Herb Moses, a Fannie Mae official at the time, to improperly influence his conduct as a member of the House Financial Services Committee. However, in his article, Sammon cited only an anonymous Republican congressional staffer and a member of the conservative Media Research Center. Sammon also misrepresented Frank's record by reporting that Frank "spent years blocking GOP lawmakers from imposing tougher regulations" on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without noting that during the period in question, Frank supported legislation to increase regulation of Fannie Mae and create a government regulatory agency that would oversee some aspects of the company. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080023 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:25:10 EST Fox News' Baier advanced conservative attacks on CRA, repeated falsehood about Rep. Frank http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070033 On the Fox News special Saving Our Economy, Bret Baier repeated or failed to challenge numerous false assertions about the role of affordable housing initiatives in the financial crisis and Democratic responses to the crisis. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070033 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:23:02 EST Dick Morris' claim that Ayers "hired" Obama "to distribute the $50 million that Ayers raised" contradicted by NY Times report http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070032 On Hannity & Colmes, Dick Morris baselessly claimed that William Ayers "hired" Sen. Barack Obama as chairman of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge "to distribute the $50 million that Ayers raised" for the educational organization. However, The New York Times reported that "according to several people involved, Mr. Ayers played no role in Mr. Obama's appointment," while the Obama campaign also has said that Ayers did not "arrange[]" Obama's CAC chairmanship. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070032 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:14:45 EST Hannity falsely claimed Obama's "air-raiding villages" statement is a "lie" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070013 On Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, Sean Hannity repeatedly cited Sen. Barack Obama's 2007 remark that "[w]e've got to get the job done there [in Afghanistan] and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous pressure over there," calling the statement a "lie." Hannity did not note that Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently offered Afghans "sincere condolences and personal regrets for the recent loss of innocent life as a result of coalition airstrikes" and that news outlets have repeatedly reported that U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan have resulted in civilian casualties. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070013 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:59:31 EST On Fox News, Hannity hosted Andy Martin -- who has called judge a "crooked, slimy Jew," accused African-Americans in public office of corruption -- in Obama smear-fest http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070011 On Fox News' Hannity's America, Sean Hannity hosted Andy Martin -- identified by Hannity as an "Internet journalist" -- who made what Hannity called "the explosive claim that [Sen. Barack] Obama's role as a community organizer was a political staging ground perpetuated by the unrepentant terrorist William Ayers." At no point during the segment did Hannity note Martin's history of smears against Obama or Martin's history of anti-Semitic and racially charged comments. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070011 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:19:47 EST Hannity again mischaracterized Obama's "air-raiding villages" statement, praised Palin for bringing up comment http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060019 On Hannity & Colmes, Sean Hannity praised Gov. Sarah Palin for citing Sen. Barack Obama's remark that more coalition forces are needed in Afghanistan "so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous pressure over there." Hannity did not note that Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently offered Afghans "sincere condolences and personal regrets for the recent loss of innocent life as a result of coalition airstrikes" and that news outlets have repeatedly reported that U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan have resulted in civilian casualties. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060019 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:13:14 EST Armstrong Williams -- who received and didn't disclose Bush administration money to promote NCLB -- criticized Ifill for book deal http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030024 Conservative radio host Armstrong Williams criticized vice-presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill over her upcoming book about African-American political leaders, saying she "should have disclosed" it, and that it is "ultimately impossible" for her not to favor Sen. Barack Obama, because she has a "financial stake" in his winning the presidency. However, beginning in 2003, Williams did not disclose that he received $240,000 in Education Department funds to promote No Child Left Behind. The Government Accountability Office found that the Department of Education's actions constituted "covert propaganda" in violation of the law. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030024 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:00:45 EST Hannity again misled on Raines' purported role with the Obama campaign http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030016 On two recent editions of Hannity & Colmes, Sean Hannity claimed that Franklin Raines is an "economic adviser" to Sen. Barack Obama, in one case citing "The Washington Post" as a source for his claim. However, both Raines and the Obama campaign have denied that Raines advises Obama in any way, and a washingtonpost.com Fact Checker item examined several Post items cited in a McCain ad that makes the same claim and concluded that the ad "exaggerat[ed] wildly" in its claim that Raines "advises" Obama. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030016 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:58:31 EST Hannity, Matalin falsely claim that cutting taxes raises revenues http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020012 On Hannity & Colmes, Sean Hannity and Mary Matalin falsely claimed that cutting taxes raises revenues. In fact, several former and current Bush administration economists have stated that tax cuts -- including those passed under President Bush -- produce a net decrease in revenue. For example, Treasure Secretary Henry Paulson said during his confirmation hearing, "As a general rule, I don't believe that tax cuts pay for themselves." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020012 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:25:30 EST