| − | '''Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them''' is a book by [[Al Franken]] purporting to uncover inaccurate or misleading statements by [[conservative]]s. | + | '''Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, A Fair and Blanced Look at the Right''' is a book by [[Al Franken]] purporting to uncover inaccurate or misleading statements by [[conservative]]s. |
| − | The book's subtitle used the phrase [[fair and balanced]] popularized by the [[Fox News Channel]], which sued (unsuccessfully) for [[trademark infringement]]. Franken called this an attempt to "prevent the publication" of his ''Lying Liars'' book, a statement that was blatantly untrue.<ref>Franken said," ... the Fox News Channel, a news organization, tried to prevent the publication of [my] book." [http://www.frankenlies.com/lies/cspanlie.htm]</ref> | + | The book's subtitle used the phrase [[fair and balanced]] popularized by the [[Fox News Channel]], which sued (unsuccessfully) for [[trademark infringement]]. Franken has stated that this was an attempt to "prevent the publication" of the book, a statement that Fox denies.<ref>Franken said," ... the Fox News Channel, a news organization, tried to prevent the publication of [my] book." [http://www.frankenlies.com/lies/cspanlie.htm]</ref> |