Huffington Post is REALLY Stretching It This Time

Last week, a strong accusation was made against Sean Hannity’s Freedom Concerts and the donations to soldiers which the organization- and Hannity- claim to engage in, as well as their fundraising practices. Since the accusation was made, Media Matters mostly brushed over it, citing the accuser’s lack of substantial, in-depth evidence to make a strong case for running roughshod over Hannity. They admitted her numbers tracked, but that she missed a lot of important information.

Unfortunately, Huffington Post has ignored the MM and Frum Forum analyses- the latter, particularly, shows that the accusations are false- and has an article on the front page of the site headlined, “Sean Hannity’s Charity Accused Of ‘Deceptive And Illegal’ Practices.” While technically accurate, as accusations have been made, it would have been nice if the headline had admitted the accusations were wrong. Instead, Huffington Post goes on the attack, with nary a thought for, you know, the evidence.

Ironically, it is Media Matters who has to step in and remind everyone that liberals don’t consider the Hannity accuser, one Debbie Schlussel, a reliable source, and so believers in what she wrote should tread lightly. It’s too bad Huffington Post did not follow suit, especially when, to quote Frum Forum’s Tim Mak on Schlussel’s accusation Hannity benefited from the organization’s travel budget:

If Schlussel stands behind her statement, then she will have to do better than a quote from a blind source, who is, as she admits, a friend of a friend.