Investor's Business Daily editorial -- reprinted by CNN -- falsely claimed Soros "financed" Media Matters |
| Published: September 21, 2007, 3:53 pm |
| Tags: investor s business daily, attacks on media matters, media, propaganda noise machine |
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A September 20 Investor's Business Daily editorial, reprinted on CNNMoney.com, claimed that philanthropist George Soros "has financed spin outfits such as Media Matters that specialize in providing distorted conservative political statements as grist for leftist politicians and media." The editorial also claimed that Media Matters for America "succeeded last year in denying incumbent [Sen. Joseph] Lieberman [I-CT] the Democratic nomination for Senate in Connecticut and effectively drove the moderate out of his own party." In fact, Soros has never given money to Media Matters, either directly or through another organization, as has been repeatedly and exhaustively demonstrated. Additionally, Media Matters monitors the media for conservative misinformation and does not participate or intervene in political campaigns. The editorial also claimed: "No Democrat had the courage to cross MoveOn.org after its libelous [Gen. David] Petraeus ad. On Thursday, a [ Full article ] |
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