Politics

Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: October 19

True or False?

Tavis Smiley criticized the media for Ebola fear-mongering, and George Will claimed the virus could spread through the air. Good thing PunditFact checks the talking heads against the record.

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By Jon Greenberg and Aaron Sharockman

Talk show host Tavis Smiley bemoaned politicians and the media for Ebola fear-mongering on ABC’s This Week Sunday, saying things aren’t as bad as people are claiming.

At about the same time on Fox News Sunday, conservative columnist George Will stoked panic by saying doctors now...

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