Barack Obama Muslim Smear

What We Know About Political Misperceptions

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brendan Nyhan

Elites often appear to play an important role in spreading false claims ranging from "death panels" to the Muslim myth and Obama supporting Islamic law.

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My Parent's Obama Sign Was Vandalized In Omaha Today

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Filipowicz

My dad hates having political signs in his yard. But, this year he's so fed up with the way things have been going that he agreed put an Obama sign in his yard.

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Hey John McCain -- Is Your Daughter "Decent" Too?

Marissa Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marissa Moss

Whether it's from McCain's lips or his scary campaign mouthpieces, it doesn't matter much: he's simply not doing enough to stop these lies.

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"But He's a Muslim!"

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marty Kaplan

I'm not shocked by Americans' ability to think untrue things. But to enough voters that it matters for the outcome of this election, Muslims are as other, if not more so, as blacks.

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Some Muslims Upset With Obama's Anti-Smear Site

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is inaccurate to call Barack Obama a Muslim. Is it a slur? The Obama campaign suggests it is. A new campaign Web site designed to air and rebut p...

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Clinton: "As Far As I Know" Nothing To Base Obama Muslim Rumor On

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Smith at the Politico writes: A weird moment of TV, partially captured in the clip above. Clinton denies she thinks Obama's a Muslim, but her den...

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Obama Recruiting Senior Staff To Combat Viral Smears

Guardian | Ewan MacAskill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama is recruiting senior staff to a new unit which will combat virulent rumour campaigns on the internet that threaten to cost him votes in t...

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Obama Blames Fox News, Email Smears For Likely Kentucky Loss

McClatchy | Ryan Alessi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, facing a likely defeat in next Tuesday's primary election, won't travel to Kentucky before the voting,...

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Eric Boehlert Is Right About The 60 Minutes Clinton Flap

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I point out that the media often makes misstatements and unfair characterizations with respect to Hillary Clinton, that's less about me supporting Clinton than it is me supporting, well, accuracy.

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Sam Stein

Rep. Ellison: Clinton Trying To Reap Benefit Of Obama-Muslim Smear

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Clinton campaign flatly denies any hand in the Obama-is-a-Muslim smear campaign that has bubbled beneath the media surface, but it is more than w...

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Ohio Voter On 60 Minutes: I Hear Obama Is Muslim, Doesn't Know National Anthem

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CBS 60 Minutes reporter traveled to Ohio to speak with voters ahead of Tuesday's crucial primary. Kroft found that one of the more malicious smear cam...

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Obama Campaign's Intense Effort To Combat E-Mail Smear

Politico.com | Ben Smith and Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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For over a year, largely out of the media glare, Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been fighting a determined, low-intensity conflict a...

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