Claim: "Daily Show" anchor Jon Stewart has an uneven record of fact-checking political figures. In September 2008, we called him out for getting his gun facts wrong — he called Joe Biden "crazy reckless" and wrong when he referred to his Beretta shotgun, claiming that Beretta "is a handgun." In fact, Beretta is famous for its shotguns, as well as the handguns mentioned in James Bond novels. And he could have done better when Betsy McCaughey,
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Verdict: "daily show" anchor jon stewart has an uneven record of fact-checking political figures. in september 2008, we called him out for getting his gun facts wrong — he called joe biden "crazy reckless" and wrong when he referred to his beretta shotgun, claiming that beretta "is a handgun." in fact, beretta is famous for its shotguns, as well as the handguns mentioned in james bond novels. and he could have done better when betsy mccaughey,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-02-10T19:42:05