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Recycling old falsehoods, Limbaugh names “liberalism” as the sole cause of the economic crisis

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 07/27/10 2:59 PM EDT

From the July 27 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously:

Quick Fact: Hannity falsely suggests Community Reinvestment Act caused financial crisis

Quick Fact: Limbaugh wields CRA myth as a weapon against Dems

AP cites “sweetheart loan scandal” while ignoring that Ethics Committee cleared Dodd of charges

Quick Fact: Dana Perino falsely claims Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the economic crisis

Busy repeating GOP talking points on Fannie/Freddie, Fox News forgets to add the facts

Bloomberg's Baum falsely claimed that Frank “consistently opposed stricter regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac”

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