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Fox's Varney falsely claims that “community organizer” Obama “has never worked in private enterprise”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 12/11/09 1:28 PM EST

From the December 11 edition of Fox News Radio's Brian & The Judge:

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Previously/Related:

PolitiFact.com: “By our count, Obama earned paychecks from 11 for-profit businesses, compared to just six nonprofit or government employers.”

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

Varney falsely claimed that under Senate bill, cost of employer-sponsored coverage would rise without subsidies

Quick Fact: Varney claims apparently hacked CRU emails suggest that “scientists are fudging data to make their case for global warming”

Varney distorts apparently stolen emails to announce “Climategate”

Fox anchor Stu Varney: Obama and Congress are “essentially socialists ... I'm trying to restrain my outrage”

Fox News' Varney, on-air graphics misrepresented the projected cost of housing bill

On Fox Business, Varney predicts that government will “jack up the price of gas to make sure we buy the government car”

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