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Stinkweeds to ABC’s This Week for airing part of an ad full screen

FlackCheck.org presents Stinkweeds to ABC’s This Week for airing a portion of a Romney ad full screen.

Stinkweeds to 4 Sunday news shows for giving free air to Obama’s bin Laden web video

FlackCheck.org awards Stinkweeds to four Sunday news shows for their extended airing of parts of President Obama’s campaign video.

Stinkweeds to This Week For Giving Free Air Time to An Attack Ad Against President Obama

FlackCheck.org awards Stinkweeds to This Week on ABC for airing 15 sequential seconds of an attack ad and focusing on its tactical success rather than its accuracy.

Stinkweeds to This Week For Giving Free Air Time to Political Videos

FlackCheck.org awards Stinkweeds to This Week on ABC for airing parts of a web video by a conservative PAC calling itself She Pac, a pro-Santorum music video and an Obama documentary.

Orchids (and half a Stinkweed) to George Will

FlackCheck.org awards Orchids to George Will for encouraging conservatives to police incivility by their own. Will also receives half a Stinkweed for adding “liberals unfailingly fail” at doing the same.

Orchids to George Stephanopolous for holding Sen. Rick Santorum accountable for his ad

FlackCheck.org awards Orchids to This Week’s host George Stephanopolous for holding former Sen. Rick Santorum accountable for his ad.

Stinkweeds to This Week for giving Sarah Palin’s PAC free air time

FlackCheck.org awards Stinkweeds to This Week for giving former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s PAC 20 seconds of free air time.

Stinkweeds to ABC’s This Week for airing pro-Colbert attack ad

The ad from comedian Stephen Colbert’s super PAC reinforces the notion that former Gov. Mitt Romney killed corporations.

Orchids to ABC debate moderator and This Week host George Stephanopoulos

FlackCheck.org presents Orchids to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos for holding former Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul accountable for advertised attacks made by them or on their behalf