Media Matters for America has compiled a list of myths and falsehoods about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, all of which have been pushed by Fox News.
Fox News' staunch defense of BP
Myth: Obama waited weeks before responding to the oil spill
Myth: Moratorium is not needed because oil companies are equipped to handle spill
Myth: BP was only drilling "out there" because environmentalists and the federal government "made them" do it
Myth: Obama, unlike Bush, "was off on vacation" during crisis
Myth: "Ridiculous" and "offensive" to blame Bush for spills
Myth: Obama is the "single largest recipient of BP's cash"
Myth: Obama admin turning away foreign aid by refusing to waive union-supported Jones Act
Myth: Obama admin defied Constitution when they "told" BP to create escrow account
Myth: Obama admin unreasonably delayed purchase of Maine company's oil boom
Myth: Obama unnecessarily delayed berm plan
Myth: Coast Guard docked oil-collecting barges for no good reason
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