[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E63]
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                  TOP TEN MISREPORTED STORIES OF 2014

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 13, 2015

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the media watchdog organization 
Accuracy in Media recently recounted the ``Top ten misreported and 
underreported stories of 2014.''
  At the top of their list was the media's failure to adequately report 
on the Benghazi scandal. Very few in the media expressed any interest 
in covering the attack on our embassy that led to the death of four 
Americans including a U.S. ambassador.
  Other biased stories on the list include the media downplaying the 
rise of the Islamic State, portraying Israel as the aggressor in its 
dealings with Palestine, and the holdings by federal judges against 
President Obama's actions on immigration and Obamacare.
  In December, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that President 
Obama's executive actions on immigration are unconstitutional. This was 
block-buster news but most Americans never heard or read about it.
  The media should give the American people the facts, not cover them 
up.

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