Where anti-Obama fanatics get their 'facts'
Where anti-Obama fanatics get their 'facts'
MSNBC
by Morgan Whitaker
David Jackson, of Belmont, NC, does not like President Obama. He doesnt like much of anything President Obama does. But he thinks the president has done a great many things that in fact never happened.
MSNBC Contributor Jonathan Capehart traveled to Belmont shortly after Sen. Ted Cruzs pseudo-filibuster to gauge public opinion of the Affordable Care Act as the health insurance exchanges were about to open.
Thats where he met David Jackson, who shared his thoughts on Obamacare (he hates it) and Obama (likewise). Many of the claims Jackson made were almost astonishing in their inaccuracy, but in almost all cases, they can be traced back to some of the biggest names in the right-wing media sphere.
Heres a breakdown of some of the sources of Jacksons firmly-held beliefs.
Obama is in cahoots with the Muslim Brotherhood
Jackson told Capehart that so many people in Obamas administration are part of the Muslim Brotherhood, they had 1,000 of their people come to the east lawn for a prayer session. Jackson said he heard that on the news.
The news in this case would probably be Glenn Beck, who has extensively covered the presidents supposed ties to the Muslim Brotherhood on his website.
Elected lawmakers have made the claim too.
Any time in any nation that they could choose the side of the Muslim Brotherhood, theyve chosen the side of the Muslim Brotherhood, Rep. Michelle Bachmann said in a September interview on Fox News.
Rep. Louie Gohmert told the conservative site World Net Daily, This administration has so many Muslim Brotherhood members that have influence that they just are making wrong decisions for America.
Jackson couldnt name any of the Muslim Brotherhood members of the administration because theyre not English.
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