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. Quick Fact: Fox News' Chris Wallace calls climate scientists "fudgers" who "tried to suppress opposition" On the December 6 edition of Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace claimed that emails stolen from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia (CRU) showed that "some of the climate scientists were apparently fudgers and tried to suppress opposition comments." Read More Fox News repeatedly claims apparently stolen CRU emails were "leaked," "revealed," "uncovered" Over the past week, Fox News figures have repeatedly asserted that emails from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia that critics have dubiously claimed undermine the scientific consensus on climate change were "leaked" -- citing no evidence for their claim -- or have described those emails as having been "revealed," "uncovered," or "discovered." In fact, CRU has stated that the emails were stolen from CRU's servers by one or more hackers. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.