As many of our readers already know, a certain late-night comic aired a five-minute-plus segment last night featuring our work. We thought our readers might appreciate a one-stop-shopping source for all the Fox News-related fact checks that Jon Stewart cited on his June 21, 2011, show. So we created one.
Below are the 21 claims Stewart referenced in his comedy bit — two “Lie of the Year” awardees, five Pants on Fires and 14 False ratings.
Here is the full list, with links to our original item, in the order in which Stewart named them.
Glenn Beck: Less than 10 percent of Obama’s Cabinet appointees “have any experience in the private sector.” — False (December 2, 2009)
Steve Doocy: White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard once served as the “right-hand man” for Bertha Lewis, who heads up ACORN. — False (September 30, 2009)
PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: ‘A government takeover of health care’ (December 16, 2010)
Karl Rove: “American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation.” — False (March 29, 2011)
Brian Kilmeade: Says Gov. Rick Scott’s approval ratings are up. — False (April 15, 2011)
Laura Ingraham: The Massachusetts health care plan is “wildly unpopular” among state residents. — False (May 16, 2011)
PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: ‘Death panels’ (December 18, 2009)
Sarah Palin: “Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history.” — Pants on Fire! (August 4, 2010)
Glenn Beck: Labor union president Andy Stern is “the most frequent visitor” at the White House. — False (December 7, 2009)
Glenn Beck: “Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We’re the only country in the world that has it.” — False (June 19, 2009)
Bill O’Reilly: When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was “one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up.” — False (October 27, 2009)
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