NationStates Jolt Archive

Given that most conservatives and all rightists seem to think that Michael Moore is a hellspawn demon of a liberal socialist, I have an assignment for you all.

Watch Fahrenheit 9/11 and find an outright lie in it. Go on www.michaelmoore.com and find an outright lie there.

If you find a lie, tell us. Then tell Michael Moore and he'll give you $10,000.

Personally, I'm betting nobody can find an outright lie. If I'm wrong, I'll quit watching Fahrenheit 9/11!

Same rules as the assignment for those left of centre should apply. Opinion doesen't count. ;)

"The film shows CBS and CNN calling Florida for Al Gore. According to the narrator, “Then something called the Fox News Channel called the election in favor of the other guy….All of a sudden the other networks said, ‘Hey, if Fox said it, it must be true.’”

At 10:00 p.m., which networks took the lead in retracting the premature Florida win for Gore? Theu were CNN and CBS, not Fox. (The two networks were using a shared Decision Team.) See Linda Mason, Kathleen Francovic & Kathleen Hall Jamieson, “CBS News Coverage of Election Night 2000: Investigation, Analysis, Recommendations” (CBS News, Jan. 2001), pp. 12-25.)

In fact, Fox did not retract its claim that Gore had won Florida until 2 a.m.--four hours after other networks had withdrawn the call." Dave Kopel

For the complete explanation of the above and many more, please visit: http://www.davekopel.org/Terror/Fiftysix-Deceits-in-Fahrenheit-911.htm#2000_Election_Night

On Moore's website, http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/wackoattacko/ "Australia: 65 gun deaths from the Australian Institute of Criminology"

Unfortunately for Moore, the Australian government disagrees with him. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/b06660592430724fca2568b5007b8619/9c85bd1298c075eaca2568a900139342!OpenDocument And of course he still has not given the exact source of his numbers, not to mention that the rest of his numbers are off as well.

I'll take it in cash please.