The Lie? On a number of Fox News shows on June 12th, 2012 Karl Rove, Steve Doocy, Sean Hannity and Patti Ann Browne overstated and misstated the findings contained within a Federal Reserve Board Survey by claiming that a 38.8 percent drop in the median net worth of Americans had taken place during “the last […]
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The Serial Fox News LIE About Drops in Net Worth Under President Obama
Steve Doocy’s LIE About President Obama’s “Silver Spoon” Comment
The Lie? On the April 19th, 2012 edition of Fox and Friends, Steve Doocy deliberately misquoted a statement made by President Obama during a speech he gave on the previous day. While interviewing Gov. Mitt Romney, Doocy claimed the president had said, “Unlike some people, I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth,” […]
Fox & Friends’ Gretchen Carlson LIES about Obama’s Supposed Tax on Christmas Trees
The Lie? On the November 8th, 2011 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson LIED by claiming, “The Obama administration, adding a Christmas tree tax, while the government ‘Grinching’ 15 cents out of your pockets potentially.” < The Truth Discussion about what would lead to an additional Christmas tree, started BEFORE the President Obama […]
Fox and Friends’ “Silly Constitution” Lie
The Lie? That Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) had called the U.S. Constitution “silly.” On the April 1st edition of Fox and Friends, the hosts repeatedly lied about what McDermott had actually said, and omitted the context in which he said say. The Truth McDermott had gone on the floor of the U.S. House and complained […]