2010-07-13 Conservative media hype inaccurate report to suggest Franken's election was illegal

2010-07-13  MediaMatters \Al Franken\Right-wing media\mainstream media/distortions\Norm Coleman\Fox News\Drudge Report\Gretchen Carlson http://mediamatters.org/research/201007130048 Conservative media hype "not accurate" report to suggest Franken's election was "an illegal victory" Conservative media hype inaccurate report to suggest Franken's election was illegal  Right-wing media -- led by a FoxNews.com article rife with distortions -- have hyped a report by a right-wing group alleging instances of voter fraud in the 2008 Minnesota Senate election to baselessly suggest that Al Franken was "elected by felons" and that his win represents a "Senate seat stolen" and "an illegal victory." But, local officials have reportedly said that the group's data "is not good," and that the report makes claims that are "not accurate" and "likely inflated."

&ldquo;Right-wing media have hyped Minnesota Majority's report as saying that it found illegal voting by felons may have led to Franken's victory over Coleman. However, the report does not make that claim nor does it mention Franken, Coleman, or the Senate election.&rdquo;   