Archive: MSM Watch
The Great Bracelet Debate
An Obama spokesman accused a Fox News host of "making things up" in the controversy over a bracelet honoring a fallen Iraq war soldier. We sort out what happened.
Posted on September 30, 2008 at 09:54 AM ET | Comments (51)
The real Michael Dobbs
The Fact Checker gets confused with his distant Irish cousin. Being mistaken for someone else can have its humorous side. How to sort out which Michael Dobbs is which.
Posted on June 3, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Pot and the Kettle
Scott McClellan says that the American media failed to do its job properly during the run-up to the Iraqi war. The Fact Checker agrees.
Posted on May 29, 2008 at 03:20 PM ET | Comments (56)
The Tuskegee Experiment, Part II
The myth that refuses to die: Rosie O'Donnell joins the Rev. Wright in accusing the U.S. government of deliberately infecting African-Americans with syphilis.
Posted on May 9, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (127)
Will Puerto Rico decide everything?
Several media pundits are predicting that the Democratic presidential race could be decided by the "winner takes all" Puerto Rican primary. We look at the facts.
Posted on February 11, 2008 at 03:58 PM ET | Comments (40)
Why We Got it Wrong
The prose candidate won. The Fact Checker asks why the media (FC included) were all wrong.
Posted on January 9, 2008 at 10:43 AM ET | Comments (66)
The Fact Checker Fact Checks The Post
An editorial last Monday in The Washington Post claimed that the Mexican economy has more than quadrupled in size over the last two decades. Do Post editors know what they are talking about?
Posted on December 7, 2007 at 09:50 AM ET | Comments (30)
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