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Megyn Kelly Called Out For Blatantly False And Misleading Reporting About Colorado Voting

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on October 25, 2014 · Flag

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Remember Megyn Kelly’s scare mongering with Michelle Malkin about voter fraud in Colorado? Well, it turns out Kelly was not only being extremely biased but either willfully ignorant or willfully misleading as well. And Kelly is getting called out on it.

As I previously reported, on Tuesday night, The Kelly File blatantly promoted a new film by Citizens United and hosted by Michelle Malkin. The film purported to expose the “voter fraud Frankenstein” in Colorado that, Malkin warned, could very well spread to every other state with a close election.

In her zeal to frighten viewers, Kelly incorrectly announced that a new (Democratic) Colorado law “literally allows residents to print ballots from their home computers, then encourages them to turn ballots over to ‘collectors’ in what appears to be an effort to do away with traditional polling places.”

The only problem? Kelly's statement is misleading and false.

KUSA in Colorado did the fact checking that “straight news anchor” Kelly either failed to do or ignored:

We ran this by the office of Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, a Republican and a vocal opponent of the Democrats’ new election law.

Gessler’s office told 9NEWS that most Colorado voters can not print a ballot on their home printer and use it to vote.

KUSA went on to note that “military members and overseas voters can get a ballot by email, print it and return it with a signed affidavit by physical mail.” But that system has “absolutely nothing to do with the new election law” and had already been in place.

So now we know the truth about the voting situation in Colorado. But the question remains as to how and why Kelly promoted such blatant untruth in the first place.

Last night, Rachel Maddow demolished Kelly’s reporting as well. Watch it below, via Crooks and Liars.

(H/T reader Eric J.)

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Steve St John commented 2014-10-26 19:59:00 -0400 · Flag
Erich Pomfret: Related story. I was having dinner once with a singles group. One guy in the group was talking about some story he heard on Fox. I chuckled (couldn’t help myself). We got on the subject of Fox “News” and he informed me, with all the solemnity of Walter Cronkite, that Fox is “the most trusted news organization in the world.”

We don’t have dinner together anymore.
Janet Tuhey commented 2014-10-26 14:33:48 -0400 · Flag
Dave Wright, She and every other bimbette on Faux not news are only there for window dressing, and to excite their male viewers, especially the “patriotic” over 60 veterans. Facts? They neither want no need no steekin’ facts. Just a pretty face, a hint of cleavage, and lots of leg.
Joseph West commented 2014-10-26 13:02:17 -0400 · Flag
Regarding Antoinette’s comment about Kelly’s being an attorney, could you imagine going to court with Megyn Kelly representing you? If she’s so shoddy with her (what passes for) reporting, I’d hate to think my life depended on her “skills” as an attorney. (After all, while many attorneys rely on paralegals and others to gather research on a case, they’re still pretty much obliged to read the facts of the case and consolidate all that research for themselves.)
Dave Wright commented 2014-10-26 10:29:24 -0400 · Flag
Her job is not to be honest. She is an entertainer. Her job is to wear tight dresses and pump the right wing party line. That’s it. 30 year old men who only pay attention to one thing love her.
Erich Pomfret commented 2014-10-26 09:02:56 -0400 · Flag
My saddest conversation of the week came with a conservative friend and his 30 year old son. When i suggested we might agree that NPR newscasts are most likely to be devoid of political spin, the college-graduate son informed me that “Megyn Kelly is the most unbiased newscaster on TV.”
Antoinette commented 2014-10-26 04:29:12 -0400 · Flag
Barbie Megyn’s job is to look pretty and read the teleprompter.

It’s clear she didn’t verify the facts about Colorado voting, and neither did her amateur, wet-behind-the ears producer and staff. They are not the brightest light the house.

The lesser paid employees that work at this hideous “news” network are incompetent to do fact check. We don’t think they know how to do fact check.

NOTE TO MEGYN KENDALL KELLY

For an attorney, you failed big time. You are slipping, sister.
Bob Roberts commented 2014-10-26 03:22:43 -0400 · Flag
I vote she deliberately ignored the facts. Don’t let the facts get in the way of a Megyn story.
Homeboy Halligan commented 2014-10-25 22:06:15 -0400 · Flag
Typical of the lies and distortions you get from the Blonde Hannity Show.
Michael Desantis commented 2014-10-25 21:28:56 -0400 · Flag
I love you Rachel.
truman commented 2014-10-25 20:19:57 -0400 · Flag
Facts have never been a strong suit for Blackroots Barbie. Fortunately for her, she works for Fux Noise which is a factual desert.
NewsHounds posted about Megyn Kelly Called Out For Blatantly False And Misleading Reporting About Colorado Voting on NewsHounds' Facebook page 2014-10-25 18:12:57 -0400
Kelly either deliberately failed to verify the facts of her inflammatory reporting about Colorado voting or she deliberately ignored them.








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