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FlackCheck in the News
- John Boehner’s F-Bomb at Harry Reid Plunges D.C. Civility to New Low (The Daily Beast, Jan. 3, 2013)
- Do super PACS have a right to lie? (Columbia Journalism Review, Dec. 17, 2012)
- Closer look at a cash cow (Columbia Journalism Review, Nov. 26, 2012)
- 2012 Election Day Live-Stream on Social Media + Politics (PBS MediaShift, Nov. 5, 2012)
- 20 Educational Web Tools For Young Voters (Edudemic, Nov. 4, 2012)
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ABC
Orchids
- Orchids to George Stephanopolous for holding Sen. Rick Santorum accountable for his ad
- Orchids to ABC debate moderator and This Week host George Stephanopoulos
- Jonathan Karl flags Gov. Mitt Romney’s misleading ad
- Jake Tapper on Rush Limbaugh’s “uppity-ism” remark
Mixed Bouquets
- Orchids (and half a Stinkweed) to George Will
- Free Air Time – Gov. Rick Perry; Orchids to Jonathan Karl
Stinkweeds
- Stinkweeds to 4 Sunday news shows for giving free air to Obama’s bin Laden web video
- Stinkweeds to This Week For Giving Free Air Time to An Attack Ad Against President Obama
- Stinkweeds to This Week For Giving Free Air Time to Political Videos
- Stinkweeds to This Week for giving Sarah Palin’s PAC free air time
- Stinkweeds to ABC’s This Week for airing pro-Colbert attack ad
- Free Air Time – Gov. Rick Perry on This Week
CBS
Orchids
- Orchids to Bob Schieffer for challenging Speaker Gingrich on ad
- Orchids to Bob Schieffer for focusing on dictionary definitions
- Bob Schieffer takes on super PAC’s ads
CNN
Orchids
- Orchids to John King for challenging union leader on bashing pinata bearing governor’s face
- Orchids to Candy Crowley for holding David Axelrod accountable for ad
- Orchids to Candy Crowley for holding Rep. Ron Paul accountable
- Orchids to Wolf Blitzer for holding Gov. Romney accountable for ad
- Candy Crowley makes interest groups stand by their ads
Stinkweeds
FOX
Orchids
- Orchids to Chris Wallace for holding Sen. Santorum accountable for remarks
- Orchids to Chris Wallace for holding Sen. Santorum accountable for his ad
- Orchids to Chris Wallace for holding super PAC adviser accountable
- Chris Wallace holds Gov. Rick Perry accountable for “religion ad”
- O’Reilly and Murphy call out Gov. Rick Perry on misleading ad
Stinkweeds
- Stinkweeds to 4 Sunday news shows for giving free air to Obama’s bin Laden web video
- Stinkweeds to Chris Wallace for airing 11 seconds of an attack ad
NBC/MSNBC
Orchids
- Orchids to David Gregory for a six-and-a-half minute discussion of civility
- Orchids to David Gregory for holding Speaker Gingrich accountable for “King of Bain” ad
- Orchids to NBC’s David Gregory for challenging Spkr. Gingrich and Gov. Romney on ads
- David Gregory holds Sen. Rick Santorum accountable on language
- O’Reilly and Murphy call out Gov. Rick Perry on misleading ad
Mixed Bouquets
Stinkweeds
- Stinkweeds to 4 Sunday news shows for giving free air to Obama’s bin Laden web video
- Stinkweeds to Chris Matthews for airing two anti-Gingrich ads back to back







