Center for Online Investigative Research

This project is designed to track bias by Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly. On September 27, he interviewed President George Bush. In that interview he asked:

"The first one is, according to a poll taken by the Coalition Provisional Authority (search) last spring, only five percent of the Iraqi people see the United States as liberators. Are you surprised they don't appreciate the American sacrifice more?"

The above question linquistic frame is biased. It describes US involvement in Iraq as "the American sacrifice" as "liberators". If one disagrees with that bias, one sudden becomes anti-American and anti-liberation, when neither may be true. One may disagree with US involvement in Iraq for a number of reasons. The question, as framed, is not objective.

The Internet community is particularly good at uncovering the lies and absurd claims of public officials. I suggest we track statements made by our elected officials and verify whether they are true or false. Also, if one notices absurd media spin/manipulation, this would be a great place to explose the blatant manipulations. (Think the Jon Stewart show minus the comedy).

Tips: Listen/read for absolutes in statements such as the words "never" and "always". A little red flag should go up. The statement may very well deserve verifying.