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The Year of the Big Lie: 6 Outrageous Falsehoods That Took Flight in 2010

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. December 31, 2010.

From Breitbart's smear of Shirley Sherrod to Glenn Beck's use of Mein Kampf to malign George Soros, right-wing and mainstream media embrace the Big Lie.

Gasp! New Study Reveals Mothers Drink Sometimes, and Other Scandals

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. June 23, 2009.

For all the focus on telling women to never ever drink or smoke because of the babies, there’s no similar admonishment made of men.

USA Today Lies About Serious E-Verify Errors

Staff, Media Matters for America. March 10, 2009.

USA Today attributes claims of E-Verify errors to interest groups, but government reports support criticism.

Someone Pull Off Jonah Goldberg's Press Badge Before He Makes Up Any More Stories

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. February 12, 2009.

Goldberg's idea of critiquing the media goes something like this: 1) concoct some news 2) slam reporters for things they didn't write.

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