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| '''NewsMax.com''' is a ] ] ] that was founded in September ] by ] ], who is its current ] and ]. It is headquartered in ]. | '''NewsMax.com''' is a ] ] ] that was founded in September ] by ] ], who is its current ] and ]. It is headquartered in ]. | ||
| ==Background== | |||
| Christopher Ruddy gained publicity for his asociation with the ], which was described by R. ] Jr., founding editor of the '']'' as an attempt at investigative reporting. . Ruddy received funding for a conspiracy book surrounding the Presidency of ] from ] (founder of ], and co-founder of the ].. The group supplied Ruddy with funding for expenses, ] requests, legal support, and publicity during his pursuit of a ] Ruddy's ties to the Spectator and the project created unease among conservatives. The ''Washington Post'' quoted ] describing Ruddy as "'a very heavy breather' whose book contained 'very few direct quotes, but a great many insinuations'" | |||
| Ruddy and ] (who funded the Arkansas Project) remained connected through their promotion of conservative and conspiratorial ideas. Before starting NewsMax, Ruddy was a free-lance reporter for the Scaife-owned '']''. Eventually, Scaife became an investor and the third-largest stockholder in NewsMax. Conservative ] is also an investor. | |||
| NewsMax promotes a ] viewpoint, and attacks what it calls liberal thinking as ] . | |||
| Criticism of NewsMax has focused on its distribution of false information. NewsMax has been accused of being a hub for ] about ], and former U.S. President ] and his wife, ], currently one of the two U.S. senators from New York. | |||
| NewsMax's founders include ], ], Lord ], ], Admiral ], ], and ]. It's Board members include former Secretary of State General ], ], former publisher of Forbes magazine, ], a financial consultant, and ], a former executive of IBM Corporation. | |||
| == Misinformation == | |||
| On December 19, 2000, NewsMax falsely claimed: "Hillary and Bill Clinton are putting their Chappaqua, N.Y., home for sale because their neighbors have them under 24-hour video surveillance," citing anonymous sources "at some of America's most notorious ]s." In fact, the Clintons have not sold that house. | |||
| On ], ], NewsMax falsely claimed that U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton refused to meet with ], a group whose members are mothers who have lost children while serving in the military. {{ref|Hil-lie}} | |||
| On ], ], in a subscription-only email, NewsMax correspondent ] falsely claimed A book by ] would reveal opposition by ] to Hilary Clinton's candidacy to represent New York in the United States Senate. {{ref|hil-lie2}} {{ref|hil-lie2}} | |||
| On October 17, 2005, NewsMax falsely claimed that it never stated that a concert by the rock band ] in Philadelphia was to be a benefit for the re-election campaign of Sen. ]. In fact, NewsMax did claim that the concert was "in support of Santorum's re-election" when Santorum's campaign had merely bought seats at the concert for its supporters. NewsMax withdrew the original, erroneous article without issuing a correction. | |||
| === John McCain === | |||
| On ], ] NewsMax was the source of a rumor that ] himself validated the use of torture. This accusation was then picked up and repeated by ].{{ref|rushcain}} NewsMax specifically claimed: | |||
| :"Sen. ] is leading the charge against so-called “torture” techniques allegedly used by U.S. interrogators, insisting that practices like sleep deprivation and withholding medical attention are not only brutal – they simply don’t work to persuade terrorist suspects to give accurate information." | |||
| :"Nearly forty years ago, however – when McCain was held captive in a North Vietnamese prison camp – some of the same techniques were used on him. And – as McCain has publicly admitted at least twice – the torture worked!" | |||
| The article contradicts itself by demonstrating that torture does not provide intelligence: | |||
| :"For the next four days, I was beaten every two to three hours by different guards . . . Finally, I reached the lowest point of my 5 1/2 years in North Vietnam. I was at the point of ], because I saw that I was reaching the end of my rope." | |||
| :"McCain was taken to an interrogation room and ordered to sign a document confessing to war crimes. "I signed it," he recalled. "It was in their language, and spoke about black crimes, and other generalities." {{ref|Johnlie}} | |||
| === Plame-CIA Leak === | |||
| On ], ] Newsmax published an article which claimed that "] Retreats From Plame 'Covert' Claim." The article commented that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald: | |||
| :"declined to bring any charges to that effect, casting even more doubt on the claim that her (]) CIA job was a closely guarded secret."{{ref|Patlie}} | |||
| Yet, in the ], ] Federal indictment of ], ''page 3, section f'' stated: | |||
| :"At all relevant times from ], ] through July 2003, ] was employed by the ], and her employment status was classified. Prior to July 14, 2003, Valerie Wilson’s affiliation with the ] was not common knowledge outside the intelligence community."{{ref|Patind}} | |||
| Moreover, the indictment ''page 2, section b'' stated: | |||
| :"LIBBY was obligated by applicable laws and regulations, including Title 18, United States Code, Section 793, and Executive Order 12958 (as modified by Executive Order 13292)"{{ref|Patind}} | |||
| And Title 18, Section 793 is the ]. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| #{{cite web | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifeside050299.htm | title = "'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts" | work = ] | accessdate = December 13 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| # {{cite web | url = http://www.publiceye.org/conspire/clinton/Clintonculwar8-06.html | |||
| | title = "Western Journalism Center - Joseph Farah" | work = Public Eye.Org | accessdate = December 15 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| # {{cite web | url = http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/primer.html | |||
| | title = "Joseph Farah and the World Net Daily" | work = ConWebWatch | accessdate = December 13 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{cite web | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifeside050299.htm | title = "'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts" | work = Washington Post | accessdate = December 13 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{cite web | url = http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=1999/1/31/173313 | |||
| | title = "Ron Brown Reports for the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review'' by Christopher Ruddy" | work = NewsMax | accessdate = December 15 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|sec}}{{cite web | url = http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167574/000095014402002242/g74688a1sb-2a.txt | |||
| | title = "NEWSMAX MEDIA, INC. SB-2/A#1 REG. NO. 333-83408" | work = ] | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|mediaclaims}}{{cite web | url = http://www.newsmax.com/hottopics/Media_Bias.shtml| title = "Media Bias" | work = Newsmax | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|hil-lie2}}{{cite web | url = http://mediamatters.org/items/200506060001 | title = "First detail on new anti-Hillary book is a lie" | work = ] | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|hil-lie2}}{{cite web | url = http://mediamatters.org/items/200506060001 | title = "First detail on new anti-Hillary book is a lie" | work = Media Matters | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|Hil-lie}} {{cite web | url = http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/goldstar.asp | title = "Politics: Gold Mother Stars" | work = ] | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|Johnlie}} {{cite web | url = http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/29/100012.shtml | title = "John McCain: Torture Worked on Me" | work = Newsmax | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|rushcain}} {{cite web | url = http://mediamatters.org/items/200512090006 | title = "Limbaugh repeated NewsMax.com's false claim that McCain 'admitted that torture worked on him'" | work = Media Matters] | accessdate = December 10 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|Patlie}} {{cite web | url = http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/10/29/122517.shtml | title = "Patrick Fitzgerald Retreats From Plame 'Covert' Claim" | work = Newsmax | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|Patind}} {{cite web | url = http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/libby_indictment_28102005.pdf | title = "October 28, 2005 Indictment: US v Libby" | work = ]'s Office | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|Patind}} {{cite web | url = http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/libby_indictment_28102005.pdf | title = "October 28, 2005 Indictment: US v Libby" | work = ]'s Office | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005}} | |||
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NewsMax.com is a conservative news website that was founded in September 1998 by journalist Christopher Ruddy, who is its current CEO and editor-in-chief. It is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.