Rove and Hannity advance myth that stimulus failed to increase employment

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From the February 16 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

Previously:

NY Times' Leonhardt highlights what has worked in the stimulus

Bolling falsely claims only 595,000 jobs have been created by the stimulus

Fox & Friends falsely claims government says stimulus “has only created the 600,000 jobs”

Quick Fact: Hannity falsely claims Obama “created” the “massive deficit” and that “stimulus is a failure”

Quick Fact: Fox & Friends promotes GOP attack over job losses since stimulus, ignoring estimates that it saved jobs