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David Barton's "Expertise" On African American History 05/19/2011 by Kyle Mantyla Jason Cherkis of The Huffington Posts reports that, according to tax records, David Barton considers himself an expert on Black history: David Barton, the Republican …

Barton Reverses Himself On Sharia, Says He Didn't Mean To Approve Use Of Islamic Law 05/16/2011 by Brian Tashman David Barton’s interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show was filled with the usual gimmicks and distortions we have come to expect from the …

Newt Gingrich And The Dominionists 05/12/2011 by Kyle Mantyla The Los Angeles Times reports that Newt Gingrich intends to make appealing to the Religious Right a key part of his presidential campaign ... and while that is not particularly surprising, the …

Historians Agree: David Barton Is No Historian 05/11/2011 by Kyle Mantyla David Barton has been in the spotlight lately.  In recent weeks, he was featured in a New York Times profile, interviewed on "The Daily Show ," and was even the focus on a long …

Gallagher: "People Are Afraid To Say What They Really Think About Marriage" 05/10/2011 by Kyle Mantyla Back in March, Maggie Gallagher wrote a column attacking the idea that marriage equality could be a way to foster economic growth for states and today …

David Barton Lies To Jon Stewart On Sharia Law Views 05/06/2011 by Brian Tashman As Miranda noted yesterday, David Barton raised eyebrows when he told The Daily Show ’s Jon Stewart that religious law, including Sharia law, is compatible with the …

Fact Checking Barton Part II: Constitution Explicitly References Religion 05/05/2011 by Brian Tashman The Daily Show - David Barton Pt. 2 Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes , Political Humor & Satire Blog , The Daily Show on Facebook In the second part of the …

David Barton OKs Sharia Law in the U.S. 05/05/2011 by Miranda Blue Here’s a clip to file away for future reference: in his fast-talking, low-fact interview with Jon Stewart last night, David Barton was cornered into giving his blessing to majority-Muslim …

Barton’s Chutzpah: ‘Historian’ Lies to Jon Stewart 05/05/2011 by Peter Montgomery People For the American Way’s recent report on David Barton was subtitled, “Religious Right ‘Historian’ Hits the Big Time in Tea Party America.”   Barton has really hit the …

The Religious Right's Fact-Free Climate Change Misinformation Campaign 04/26/2011 by Brian Tashman Calvin Beisner of the Cornwall Alliance is at the center of the Religious Right’s growing push against “the Green Dragon,” otherwise known as the …