O'Reilly falsely claimed he "went on facts and facts alone"

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On the April 24 2007 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly denied the assertion by Marvin Kalb, lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a senior fellow at the school's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, that prior to, and during, "the first year or even two after the [Iraq] war got started, Fox and many other people associated with Fox ... said all kinds of things in support of the war, which were not being borne out by the facts." O'Reilly replied: "No, I didn't. I went on facts and facts alone." In fact, in the lead-up to, and following, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, O'Reilly made several false claims and misleading suggestions regarding the threat posed by Iraq. Notably, O'Reilly repeatedly suggested a link between Iraq and Al Qaeda, despite numerous reports undermining this claim.

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[politicalmediator]

Let me get this straight, Bill went on facts alone at the start of the war, and now they're not ture. So how can they be called facts?

[thAchauffeur]

Turned out he completely made those "facts" up.

[politicalmediator]

I'm not convinced that he is the only one to blame. I think either a high ranking FOX official or an unreliable source gave Bill this false info. However, he is still at fault for pedalling this false information throughout the mainstream media.

[thAchauffeur]

The officials give him the story and how to slant it. They do not give him a script however. In the heat of the argument he uses his own twisted view of the world. Infotainment at it's worst.

[nolobede]

Yeah, there is no one on the tube with less integrity than OReilly. He is a waste of electrons.

[CCPnoob]

anyone who thinks fox is fairly balanced is a moron.

[UltraProle21]

@CaptainPriceLives lol no kidding. it's funny how media matters tries to sell themselves as some sort of watchdog fact checking type organization.

[CaptainPriceLives]

When I saw this was a media matters video, it lost all integrity.

[originalgeorge1]

FACTS; Numerous foreign intelligence agencies,British M15,Jordanian GID,French DRM,the Egyptian Gen Intel Service,headed by their new VP Gen Omar Suleiman confirmed that Hussein did have WMD.Hundreds,of prominent Americans,senators,past and present,from both parties,The Clinton's,Kissinger,John Kerry,Gen. Collin Powell,are on record as saying Hussein had WMD. When GW Bush asked CIA chief George Tennant that question Tennant shouted "Slam Dunk" and pounded the desk.Tell that to MM.

[mandosaro]

Couldn't agree more.

[rosario508]

FUCK MEDIA MATTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Idiotofthedayaward]

what's funny about media matters... while they indeed they have a liberal slant, they only use bill's own words against him.

[thedjmic]

You had me until you posted the words, "Media Matters"

[bunnyfoofoo83]

i'm afraid it's official, wastintimelikitsfree is bumming o'reilly.

wastintime, remember to wrap up warm and wear a condom. who knows what billy has been getting upto...that lanky scally wag sure is a joker!

[bunnyfoofoo83]

actually, it was you who has not engaged his points. i agree with him. we seem to be able to see what you don't. this being how billy is so overly subjective in his 'news' reporting that someone like yourself who can be easily led down the road he wants to to go down will do....along with millions of other america.

what does this say for the kind of calibre of person you and the millions of other america who actually take this guy seriously? well, not much. try taking your head out of your ass