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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Fox & Friends ' Carlson, AP advance earmark promise falsehood

Media Matters - Fox & Friends ' Carlson, AP advance earmark promise falsehood

Echoing a falsehood advanced by numerous media figures, Fox News' Gretchen Carlson falsely claimed that President Obama "pledged that he was going to get rid of all these earmarks." Additionally, an AP article reported that the "$410 billion spending bill includes the kinds of lawmakers' pet projects that Obama pledged as a candidate to eliminate." In fact, Obama actually promised to reform the earmark process and cut wasteful spending.
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