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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

FOX hits new low

Wow ... if you don't like the results of a particular survey, just flip it to make it support your attitude. I mean, we already know that FOX talking heads lie incessantly, but I can't say I've seen it quite this brazen. Sheesh ...

Fox Completely Reverses Poll Results To Falsely Claim Most Americans Favor Ending Collective Bargaining

http://mediamatters.org/research/201102230006

On Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade claimed, along with an on-screen graphic, that a recent USA Today/Gallup poll found that "61 percent" of Americans are in favor of taking away collective barganing rights from public unions. In fact, Fox aired the results of the poll completely backward: the Gallup poll found that 61 percent of Americans are opposed to taking away collective bargaining rights.

Fox Airs Backward Graphic To Falsely Claim "61 Percent" Of Americans "In Favor Of Taking (Bargaining Rights) Away"

http://mediamatters.org/research/201102230006

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