Media Matters for America: Bin Laden, FOX, Right-Wing

Unlike The Right-Wing Media, General Petraeus Thinks We Should Talk To The Taliban Right-wing media are attacking the Obama administration for engaging in “direct discussions” with the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan. But General David Petraeus and other national security experts who have served in every administration since the presidency of Richard Nixon say that it is in America’s interest to negotiate with the Taliban. Read More

Contrary To Claims On Fox, Obama Has Repeatedly Thanked And Praised Troops Who Killed Bin Laden Fox News figures celebrated the anniversary of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden by attacking President Obama for not giving the military personnel that carried out the mission “the credit that’s due to them.” But Obama has repeatedly praised and thanked the Navy SEALs and other military and intelligence individuals who participated in the mission. Read More

Fox Promotes Deceptive Ad Accusing Obama Of Taking All The Bin Laden Credit Fox News figures are promoting an ad produced by Veterans for a Strong America that deceptively edited statements by President Obama to portray him as taking all the credit for the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. In fact, fuller context of the speeches that the ad excerpts makes clear that Obama did give credit to the troops for the bin Laden raid, a fact that Fox’s own Megyn Kelly has noted. Read More