Controversies and claims of inaccuracy Rush Limbaugh

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1 controversies , claims of inaccuracy

1.1 michael j. fox
1.2 phony soldiers
1.3 sandra fluke





controversies , claims of inaccuracy

some groups , individuals have criticized limbaugh s accuracy. july–august 1994 issue of extra!, publication of fairness , accuracy in reporting (fair), alleges 50 different inaccuracies , distortions in limbaugh s commentary. others have since joined fair in questioning limbaugh s facts. comedian al franken, later became senator, wrote satirical book (rush limbaugh big fat idiot , other observations) in accused limbaugh of distorting facts serve own political biases.


of limbaugh s controversial statements , allegations have investigated, politifact has rated 84% ranging false pants-on-fire (a signification extremely false), 5% of limbaugh s contested statements rising level of true , 0% rated true. these debunked allegations limbaugh include suggestions existence of gorillas disproves theory of evolution, ted kennedy sent letter soviet leader yuri andropov seeking undercut president reagan, recent lack of hurricanes disproves climate change, , president obama wanted mandate circumcision.


limbaugh has been criticized inaccuracies environmental defense fund. defense fund report authored princeton university endowed geoscience professor michael oppenheimer , professor of biology david wilcove lists 14 significant scientific facts that, authors allege, limbaugh misrepresented in book way things ought be. authors conclude rush limbaugh ... allows political bias distort truth whole range of important scientific issues.


on october 14, 2011, limbaugh questioned u.s. military initiative against joseph kony , lord s resistance army (lra), based on assumption christians. fighting muslims in sudan. , obama has sent troops, united states troops remove them battlefield, means kill them. upon learning accusations leveled against kony, included kidnapping whole schools of young children use child soldiers, limbaugh stated research group. show s written transcript on website not changed.


michael j. fox

in october 2006 limbaugh said michael j. fox, suffers parkinson s disease, had exaggerated effects of affliction in political tv advertisement advocating funding of stem cell research. limbaugh said fox in ad had been shameless in moving around , shaking , , fox had not taken medication or s acting, 1 of 2 . fox said irony of medicated, adding there no way predict how symptoms manifest. limbaugh said apologize fox bigly, hugely...if wrong in characterizing behavior on commercial act. in 2012, fox said limbaugh in 2006 had acted on bullying instincts when said faked it. didn t fake it, , said limbaugh s goal have him marginalized , shut down stem cell stance.


phony soldiers

in 2007, media matters reported limbaugh had categorized iraq war veterans opposed war phony soldiers. limbaugh later said speaking of jesse macbeth, soldier falsely claimed have been decorated valor but, in fact, had never seen combat. limbaugh said media matters trying smear him out-of-context , selectively edited comments. after limbaugh published claimed entire transcript of phony soldiers discussion, media matters said on minute , 30 seconds of transcript omitted without notation or ellipsis indicate there is, in fact, break in transcript. limbaugh said during minute , half gap media matters had pointed out, waiting relevant abc news copy on topic, , transcript , audio edits space , relevance reasons, not hide anything. senator harry reid , 41 democrats, including hillary clinton, signed letter asking ceo of clear channel denounce limbaugh. instead, gave letter limbaugh auction. raised on $2 million marine-corps law enforcement foundation.


sandra fluke

on february 29, 2012, rush limbaugh, while talking contraceptive mandates, included remarks law student sandra fluke slut , prostitute. limbaugh commenting on fluke s speech previous week house democrats in support of mandating insurance coverage contraceptives. limbaugh made numerous similar statements on next 2 days, leading loss of 45 more 100 local , national sponsors , limbaugh s apology on show of comments.








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