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Turborama

(22,109 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:09 PM Feb 2013

Today in dishonest Faux News charts: Faux tries to convince viewers that China and Russia are far outspending the U.S. on defense.

Reality: The U.S. spends more on defense than the next 12 top-spending countries combined.

FULL STORY: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/02/12/fox-news-chart-helps-paint-distorted-picture-of/192634

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Today in dishonest Faux News charts... (Original Post) Turborama Feb 2013 OP

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1. There's some truth in their crappy reporting, If China is only spending 10b now and spend 30billion

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:12 PM

Feb 2013

....later then their military spending will grow 300% and be no where near our spending though

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2. Who's watching Faux News anyway? Not anyone whose opinions or views I trust. nt

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:37 PM

Feb 2013