USA Today , Politico repeated their previous falsehood that a secret ballot is currently required to form a union

Media Matters - USA Today , Politico repeated their previous falsehood that a secret ballot is currently required to form a union

A USA Today blog and the Politico both repeated the false suggestion that a National Labor Relations Board election is currently required before obtaining union representation. In fact, current law already allows a union that shows it has the support of a majority of workers to represent the workers if their employer voluntarily agrees to recognize the union.

Scarborough mischaracterizes Obama proposal as "nationaliz[ing] health care"

Media Matters - Scarborough mischaracterizes Obama proposal as "nationaliz[ing] health care"

On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough mischaracterized President Obama's proposal for health care reform, claiming that Obama has "cho[sen] this time to nationalize health care." In fact, as PolitiFact.com noted, Obama's health care reform proposal "leaves in place the private health care system" and "is very different from some European-style health systems where the government owns health clinics and employs doctors."

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.