Fox & Friends also forwarded the attack that because the current unemployment rate is higher than initial Obama administration predictions, the stimulus is failing. During the segment, Fox News aired on-screen text claiming, “Stimulus bill a bust?” and “Visual aid shows why stimulus is failing.” As Media Matters for America has noted, supporters of a stimulus bill had warned before it was passed that it would not result in an immediate decrease in unemployment.

Previously:

WSJ column's falsehood: Bush admin did not make claims about jobs “saved or created”

Olbermann awards Tony Fratto “Best Historical Revisionist” for false jobs “saved or created” claim, credits MMFA rebuttal