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Congressman Who Fell for Onion Story Still Hasn't Learned to Check His Facts

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics
Chris Rodda

It seems that Congressman Fleming's ability to separate fact from fiction hasn't improved much in the past year. The stories he's now believing might not come from The Onion, but the headlines are just as far-fetched and the stories just as fictitious.

Pseudo-Historian Who Compares Obama to Hitler Invited to Speak at Army Prayer Breakfast

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics
Chris Rodda

Yeah, I'm talking about everybody's favorite Christian nationalist history revisionist David Barton. It seems this paragon of lies and propaganda has been invited to speak at the Annual National Prayer Breakfast at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Conservatives Slam Hit Video Game

Posted 04.26.2013 | Technology

Since its debut in March, Irrational Games' new first-person shooter, "BioShock Infinite," has received rave reviews and is expected to sell more than...

One Year Ago Today, the 'Least Credible History Book in Print' was Published

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.10.2013 | Books
Chris Rodda

One year ago today, on April 10, 2012, a new book hit the shelves -- David Barton's The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson.

David Barton Justifies Destruction Of Indian Tribes

Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D. | Posted 03.28.2013 | Religion
Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.

Barton's characterization of the Indians engaging in torture and the English as civilized ignores the many American atrocities committed against the native people during that war and other conflicts.

David Barton Admits Getting Gun-Toting Students Story From Louis L'Amour, But It's OK Because L'Amour Said It Really Happened

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.28.2013 | Media
Chris Rodda

See how much a story can change in just one retelling? A gunman from San Francisco in the 1860s became a gunman from New England in the 1850s. How much might the story have already changed from whatever incident L'Amour based his novel's version on?

David Barton Claims That Gun Accidents Just Didn't Happen in the Founding Era -- Yeah, Right

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.15.2013 | Media
Chris Rodda

Barton claimed on his radio show to have "searched" and only found two gun accidents in the founding era, but his claim became even more incredible on Beck's show. Now it's two gun accidents in two hundred years!

Is David Barton Now Getting His 'History' From Louis L'Amour Novels?

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.06.2013 | Politics
Chris Rodda

So, did Barton get his piece of 'history' from Bendigo Shafter? Only Barton can prove that he didn't. I therefore challenge David Barton to provide a source for the story he told on Beck's show.

A Debunking of Pseudo-Historian David Barton's Book on the Second Amendment

Chris Rodda | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics
Chris Rodda

Like many a good Christian, pseudo-historian David Barton likes guns and, of course, thinks that every person in America has an unlimited constitutional -- and biblical -- right to own and carry them.

WATCH: Conservative 'Historian' Makes Dubious Claim About Armed Kids In Schools

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 01.17.2013 | Politics

Ever-colorful conservative personality Glenn Beck has made no secret of his support of the Second Amendment and his disdain for gun control. But in a ...

Think Again: More Tea Party Fiction

Eric Alterman | Posted 03.12.2013 | Media
Eric Alterman

Among the most recent trees to fall in the forest of Tea Party fiction is the work of alleged "historian" David Barton. Unfortunately, the Barton saga is all too typical of the Tea Party ethos -- one that many in the mainstream media have frequently given a free pass.

Glenn Beck Claims God's Hand At Work In Romney Presidential Bid

Posted 10.03.2012 | Religion

In an interview with controversial conservative Christian author David Barton last week, talk show host Glenn Beck implied that God was helping to swa...

FYI Republicans: Tocqueville Was Actually Insulting America When He Referred to It Being "Exceptional"

Chris Rodda | Posted 10.31.2012 | Politics
Chris Rodda

Thanks to the Republicans' favorite pseudo-historian David Barton, "American exceptionalism," a nineteenth century insult about the undeserved prideful nature of Americans is being proudly touted by Republicans everywhere. The irony is killing me.

David Barton Tells Glenn Beck a More Obvious Lie to Refute the Refutation of a Less Obvious Lie

Chris Rodda | Posted 10.17.2012 | Media
Chris Rodda

On Thursday's episode of Glenn Beck's web-based GBTV show, Beck's guest was none other than pseudo-historian David Barton, who, as everybody knows by now, just got his bestselling book The Jefferson Lies pulled by Christian publisher Thomas Nelson.

Book Claiming To Expose Liberal 'Lies' About Thomas Jefferson Exposed As Inaccurate

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 08.11.2012 | Religion

Following widespread criticism from a diverse group of scholars, as well as the threat of a boycott by Cincinnati pastors and church leaders, publishe...

Thomas Jefferson: American Enigma

Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D. | Posted 09.02.2012 | Religion
Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.

This week we celebrate the independence declared and won during the founding era of the nation. Celebrating the Declaration of Independence brings annual focus to the primary author of the document, who is still the subject of competing claims about his life, his faith and his beliefs.

David Barton: People Are On Welfare Because They Don't Read The Bible

Posted 06.08.2012 | Religion

David Barton announced his latest theory yesterday on Wallbuilders Live saying people are on welfare because they don't read the Bible. As reported...

Did Virginia Law Prevent Thomas Jefferson From Freeing His Slaves?

Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D. | Posted 08.06.2012 | Religion
Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.

Nearly two centuries after his death, Thomas Jefferson continues to be the subject of competing claims about his public policy and his private beliefs. Public discussion has heightened lately due to the publication of evangelical writer David Barton's new book.

Is Barack Obama a 'Born Again' Christian?

Stephen Mansfield | Posted 07.22.2012 | Religion
Stephen Mansfield

As he stepped into office, President Obama was without a primary spiritual mentor, without a spiritual home and still bruised from the religious bludgeoning of the campaign. Some administration officials report that it was just at this moment that a change began.

How Dishonest Is David Barton? You Ain't Even Gonna Believe This One!

Chris Rodda | Posted 08.17.2012 | Media
Chris Rodda

Yesterday I came across one particular lie from David Barton that is so incredible that I just have to share it. For anyone who's ever wondered just how far Barton will go, I think this one answers that question.

Take The Jefferson Quiz

Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D. | Posted 07.08.2012 | Religion
Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.

Two centuries after Jefferson left the presidency, he is still the subject of competing claims about his public policy and private views, especially on religion and state.

Pseudo-Historian David Barton's New Jefferson Book is a Load of Crap -- and a Bestseller

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.02.2012 | Books
Chris Rodda

My book will be out pretty fast because of the wonders of on-demand printing, but in the meantime, here is my video debunking most of the lies in Barton's chapter about Jefferson and the University of Virginia.

WATCH: David Barton Talks 'Jefferson Lies' And Faith In America On Daily Show

Posted 05.02.2012 | Religion

David Barton, an evangelical Christian activist and author, thinks the real Thomas Jefferson is in hiding. In his new book, "The Jefferson Lies," ...

Kirk Cameron's Growing Circle Of Reconstructionist Friends

Julie Ingersoll | Posted 06.25.2012 | Religion
Julie Ingersoll

At the debut of his film Monumental, Cameron promised that "much more is coming" and he hinted at a strategy to educate and mobilize Christians to save the country. It's now a bit clearer what he meant.

Kirk Cameron’s Christian Nationalist Quest

Bill Berkowitz | Posted 06.05.2012 | Religion
Bill Berkowitz

In the trailer for his new documentary Monumental, Kirk Cameron has an 'a-ha!' moment: "So hold on. The United States Congress was commissioning and printing Bibles to be given to all the people because they knew that that's what would... make America flourish and thrive!"