Courtesy of The Hill:
Fox News has retracted a Tuesday story that claimed "an all-time high" for food stamp fraud.
“We reported that back in 2016 $70 [billion] were wasted on food stamp fraud,” Fox News contributor Abby Huntsman said on Friday's "Fox and Friends."
“That was actually incorrect. The latest information from 2009 to 2011 shows the fraud at 1.3 percent, which is approximately $853 million for each of those three years. Nationally food stamp trafficking is on the decline. So sorry about that mistake.”
Okay well I guess it is somewhat of a good sign that Fox is finally starting to take responsibility for some of the bullshit that they put out.
However if you notice they picked one of the most attractive and pleasant people in their news stable to give the apology.
"Let's go ahead and admit we were wrong, but let's distract them with something pretty while we do it."
Personally I would rather see Bill O'Reilly making the apology so that I can despise him and the network for lying in the first place and then mock them for having to apologize.
Fox no news is a breeding ground for liars and their kids!! That lying network has caused more damage and brainwash to America than any other channel. unplug it and a few others..
ReplyDelete"So sorry......" Riiiiiight.
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DeleteYou don't realize Fox broadcasts propaganda?
Of course, 7:39 AM! What I meant was, like hell they're sorry!
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Delete7:39 here. Oops. Sorry.
Oh yeah, she's JOn Huntsman's (R) daughter. ReTHUG affirmative (legacy privilege) in action.
DeleteFox is a cesspool of misinformation and outright lies and it employs amoral folks who will do anything for a buck. It's a very big reason we have so many clueless republicans who vote against their self-interest. Reality is not what the plutocrats want them to believe.
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America has elected a dim-witted demagogue. We're in for a long, bumpy ride.
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Evangelicals May Be Turning on Trump Before He's Even Sworn In
ReplyDeletehttp://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/evangelicals-may-be-turning-trump-hes-even-elected
They want Pence anyway. I have no doubt Cruz will be leading the charge to dump Trump.
DeleteAnd also the daughter of Jon Huntsman. They must be doing outreach to horny old repups and Mormons. Same demographic???
ReplyDeleteWill Fox report on this?
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They still got the story wrong--there wasn't all that much fraud--the second number they gave (which sounds even worse than the first because it's higher) is all the issues--overpayment, underpayment, etc.
ReplyDeleteCheckyour math, please. $853 million over three years is only $2.5 billion, versus the $70 billion claimed.
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Well, it;s only fair. Some states are already charging women who miscarry with murder. Let's just start locking up kids in those private prisons at age 5.
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Not to mention I'm sure this story ran during the height of the elections but now in the post Christmas dump it gets a "oh, we forgot to mention" footnote.
ReplyDeleteThey knew it was bullshit when they first broadcast the lie. They shout the lies, and whisper the retractions. Bullshit Mountain.....
ReplyDeleteThey know the damage has been done. They whisper an apology but their listeners have already bought into the lie because they have been conditioned to and it's what they want to believe. Slick propaganda machine ... misinforming millions of the gullible ignorant. It's how the autocrats, the plutocrats, and the corporations get the vote so they can pillage and keep the power and wealth flowing to the top.
DeleteApology not accepted! If faux noise didn't tell blatant lies, they would not have to apologize.
ReplyDeleteTime for the US to follow Canada's lead, and ban 'news' stations that broadcast actual news.
ReplyDeleteThe law in the US says they can lie to their heart's content.
OOOPS, that was supposed to read "that DON'T broadcast actual news".
DeleteAnd FAUX SPEW is responsible for that law. They fought for it in the Akre case.
Deletepapa bear grovelling would be a nice way to start the new year. let's hope that however long trump is president, it will be like lancing a boil full of corruption yuck in every sector of our society. and let's hope he and pence won't be there long if they're as awful as they seem to be... (no ill wishes on either of their persons.)
ReplyDeleteTo test for welfare fraud I do agree we need to test the biggest welfare queens in the country.
ReplyDeleteI think each and everyone in the states of Alaska.Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, WV, Arkansas, Louisiana and every other state that gets more back in federal taxes than they pay in should be tested.
The individuals on food stamps aren't the problem at all.