While Fox News' Sean Hannity earned Media Matters for America's "Misinformer of the Year" title for 2008, he was not alone in spreading conservative misinformation on Fox News. Indeed, smears of President-elect Barack Obama and Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton were prevalent during the presidential campaign, and false claims about progressive policies, issues, and individuals were common throughout Fox News programming.
... read an interesting list of systematic misinformation on Media Matters after the click.
My comment: What's that old saw about "if you tell a big enough lie often enough, it becomes perceived as the truth?"
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