Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Hill advances claim that Obama is "siding" with Chavez and Cuba The Hill's Michael O'Brien reported Newt Gingrich's accusation that President Obama is siding with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuban leaders on the ousting of the Honduran president, without noting that the European Union and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon have also condemned the ouster. Read More Fox hosts on Franken victory: "in denial"; Franken and nation crazy; Coleman originally won Several Fox News hosts have expressed bewilderment, disappointment, and denial about Al Franken's victory in the Minnesota Senate race. Read More Fox News runs with global temperature decline falsehood Several Fox News figures have used a purportedly "suppressed" EPA document to advance the falsehood that, in Steve Doocy's words, "for the last 11 years, temperatures had been dropping." Read More Distorting article, Fox Nation claims "Pelosi Requires All Homes to Meet Eco-Standards Before ... Sold" The Fox Nation linked to a CNSNews.com article under the headline, "Pelosi Requires All Homes to Meet Eco-Standards Before They Can Be Sold" -- a claim not supported by the CNS article. Read More Fox & Friends baselessly suggested Walpin, Carlin, and Weiderhold all "Watchdogs Silenced by Administration" Fox & Friends baselessly linked three purported "whistleblowers" as on-screen text claimed they were "silenced" by the Obama administration. Read More The right's super-secret plan to end all plans Pssst. Hey, conservatives ... I want to let you in on a devious little plan being hatched by your leaders in the media. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.