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Doocy and Varney continue to ignore facts and claim the stimulus “didn't work”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/26/10 7:02 AM EDT

From the August 26 broadcast of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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Previously:

Rove and Hannity advance myth that stimulus failed to increase employment

Quick Fact: Fox's Varney claimed stimulus spending is “not very successful”

Quick Fact: Beck advances myth that stimulus bill is not working

Limbaugh: “Are we ready to admit now the stimulus has not created jobs?”

Fox confuses “bailout” with “stimulus” and declares the stimulus “didn't work”

Limbaugh continues to falsely claim economic stimulus didn't work

O'Reilly and Ingraham push falsehood that stimulus didn't create jobs

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