The House has passed a bill to audit the Federal Reserve. 79% of the American people support a full audit.In response, the Fed says that an audit would interfere with its “independence”. However, the Constitution does not empower a central bank. And C…
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Cat’s demise starts false rumors of Margaret Thatcher’s death
November 14th, 2009 |
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The death of a cat in Canada sparked embarrassing calls to London about former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. During a dinner in Toronto for 1,700 luminaries, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, mobile phones throughout the room began to buzz with the news: “Lady
Jessica Simpson slams pranksters over false information about missing pet
October 13th, 2009 |
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Jessica Simpson has slammed people giving her false tip-offs about the whereabouts of her pet dog Daisy, which has been missing after a coyote dragged it off from her Los Angeles home.
The singer had ordered a major search for the Maltipoo after it disappeared last month.
However, now pranksters are trying to tease her by informing [...]
US, Britain deplore Ahmadinejad’s ‘false Holocaust’ remark
September 19th, 2009 |
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The United States and Britain have both condemned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent “hateful†speech in which he had said the Holocaust was “a false pretext to create Israel.â€
The Jerusalem Post quoted White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, as saying: “Obviously we condemn what he said.â€
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband also criticized Ahmadinejad’’s ‘myth’ remark.
In a [...]
Scientists Confirm the Effectiveness of The Big Lie – People Will Go To Extraordinary Lengths to Create False Justifications for Government Misdeeds
August 25th, 2009 |
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Adolph Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf:All this was inspired by the principle–which is quite true in itself–that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the de…
Jackson’s False Nose MISSING In The Morgue
July 25th, 2009 |
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Michael Jackson had a false nose that was missing as he lay in the morgue, it was revealed last night.
The sensational claim was made by a witness who saw the 50-year-old’s body on an autopsy table in Los Angeles.
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Julie Menin: Jack Welch Sounds False Note on Women in Corporate America
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Women across the country should sound a collective sigh of dismay at the antiquated and frankly harmful comments [Hyperlink: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124726415198325373.html] recently made by former…
Louise Marie Roth: The False Premises of “Welfare Reform”
July 15th, 2009 |
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There is growing evidence that the neediest families are falling through the welfare cracks under the new regime, especially in this weak economy.
The Fed’s “Independence” Argument is False
July 10th, 2009 |
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The Fed’s main argument against an audit by Congress is that it would interfere with the Fed’s “independence”.For example, in his Congressional testimony yesterday – entitled “Federal Reserve independence” – the vice chair of the Fed used the “i” word …
False dawn for Europe’s lost cup
June 26th, 2009 |
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The name may have been changed, the format might have been altered, but doubts still remain: can the Uefa Europa League again become a competition respected by Europe’s top clubs? The tournament, recognised as the Uefa Cup for the past 37 years, had diminished in worth through the late 1990s and
False Steve Jobs Heart Attack Report on CNN’s iReport Is a Failure of Open Systems
October 4th, 2008 |
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Someone posted a false report that Steve Jobs had heart attack to CNN’s citizen journalism site iReport. The fallout (which could include an SEC investigation) lead to the inevitable question of whether this is a failure of citizen journalism.
It’s not. It’s a failure of open systems.
As Sarah Perez points out at ReadWriteWeb, ANYONE can become [...]