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Sunday Replay
On this week’s Sunday talk shows, we didn’t find any whoppers, or even major errors, by politicians. But there were still a few missteps about the nation’s economy, a federal judge’s sexual orientation and an economist’s political leanings. Understating the Underperforming GDP On ABC’s “This Week,” former Bush speechwriter Michael …
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Sunday Replay
It may be August, but there is no vacation from politicians getting things wrong on the Sunday talkfests. We found Sen. Jon Kyl misstating facts about immigration and Sarah Palin miscasting the Democratic position on the Bush tax cuts – as well as overestimating how much it would cost Americans …
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Sunday Replay
This week’s Replay starts off with a dust-up about Fox News’ handling of – what else? – the Shirley Sherrod story. We also found misleading statements about unemployment and New Jersey’s budget. Dean: Fox ‘Absolutely Racist’ On "Fox News Sunday," former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean accused Fox News …
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Tagged African Americans, Chris Christie, fox news, Howard Dean, Newt Gingrich, racist, shirley sherrod, sunday talk shows, unemployment
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Sunday Replay
Politicians didn’t take a holiday from false and misleading statements on July 4. We found misstatements on the Sunday talk shows that touched on Afghanistan, Michael Steele and immigration. A Firm Date for … What Exactly? On ABC’s "This Week," Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona made it sound as …
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Tagged afghanistan, illegal immigrants, Jim DeMint, John McCain, lindsey graham, Michael Steele, sunday talk shows
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Sunday Replay
On the Sunday before confirmation hearings kicked off for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, we heard several misleading comments having to do with her or nominations of earlier years. We also found no evidence to back up Sen. John Cornyn’s claim that the new health care law was negatively impacting …
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Tagged afghanistan, Cornyn, Elena Kagan, filibuster, kidnapping, Leahy, medicare, political talk shows, Sessions, sunday talk shows
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Sunday Replay
The Sunday talk shows contained ample misinformation this week. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was the subject of bogus claims coming from two lawmakers, and a Democratic candidate for Senate fudged the facts about his military record. Also, a Republican former House speaker played loose with the facts, while accusing …
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