March 2, 2011 /

I Don’t Recall MSNBC Or CNN Ever Sinking This Low

I’m sorry, but if you believe FOX news is factual and honest, I have a bridge to sell you: Fox News has been making a lot of hay about one of their reporters allegedly being “punched” by a protester in Madison, Wisconsin. Turns out, that didn’t happen. Mike Tobin, reporting from amid the massive demonstration […]

I’m sorry, but if you believe FOX news is factual and honest, I have a bridge to sell you:

Fox News has been making a lot of hay about one of their reporters allegedly being “punched” by a protester in Madison, Wisconsin.

Turns out, that didn’t happen.

Mike Tobin, reporting from amid the massive demonstration on Friday, claimed that one of the protesters “punched” him in the arm. In another broadcast, he claimed a man threatened to break his neck.

In both cases, supporting evidence for these claims was not broadcast — yet still, Tobin’s reports have been widely citedacross conservative blogs that seem eager to depict union workers as hateful and violent.

What’s worse, Tobin’s allegation that he was assaulted might have slipped past without rebuttal were it not for a camera-equipped bystander, who captured the scene.

Turns out, someone merely touched his shoulder, as evidenced in the video below. The incident he claimed was a “punch” could instead be described as a pat, at most.

Add to this last week’s “error” by FOX when they flipped the numbers on a Gallup poll to try and say a majority of the country is against collective bargaining, is it any wonder protestors are yelling ‘FOX Lies’?

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