Fox News presents deceptively cropped six-month-old Biden clip as new

[kpete]

Mon, Mar 16, 2009 4:56pm ET

Fox News presents deceptively cropped six-month-old Biden clip as new

Summary: Fox News' Martha MacCallum claimed that "after weeks of economic doom and gloom, the Obama administration is now singing a slightly different tune. Take a look at what was said in recent interviews this weekend." Fox News then aired clips of administration officials purportedly giving an optimistic view of the economy, which included video of Joe Biden stating: "The fundamentals of the economy are strong." However, Biden did not make those remarks during an "interview[]" over the past weekend; he made those remarks at a September 2008 campaign event in which he criticized statements by John McCain.

During the March 16 edition of Fox News' The Live Desk, co-host Martha MacCallum claimed that "after weeks of economic doom and gloom, the Obama administration is now singing a slightly different tune. Take a look at what was said in recent interviews this weekend." Fox News then aired clips of administration officials purportedly giving an optimistic view of the economy, which included a clip of Joe Biden stating: "The fundamentals of the economy are strong." After the clips aired, MacCallum contrasted the administration's purported remarks from "this weekend" with what then-Sen. Obama said during the 2008 presidential campaign, when he criticized Sen. John McCain for stating that the "fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times." However, Biden did not make his remarks during an "interview[]" over the past weekend; Biden made his remarks at a September 15, 2008, campaign event, and, like Obama, was criticizing McCain for his remarks -- not echoing McCain. Think Progress also noted Fox News' editing of Biden's remarks.

Transcripts and more at:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200903160026
VIDEO:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/16/707027/-And-I-honestly-didn#39;t-think-Fox-News-could-surprise-me

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. Faux News manufactures lies

Imagine that. :eyes:

[SpiralHawk]

2. Fox = typical republicon propaganda catapult

Fox not serve either the truth or the citizens of the USA. They serve only the ugly, totalitarian corporate Homeland...