Accuracy in Media

Wow…strip club payments in South Korea and Italy?! A Pentagon investigation has concluded that Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clubs or gentlemen’s clubs in Rome and Seoul, drank in excess and had “improper interactions” with women, according to an investigative report released by the Defense […]

Nothing to see here, says the State Department: In a move that marked a departure from months of defending the former secretary of state’s actions, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said he did not know if her email arrangement was “specifically prohibited” but noted it “was strongly discouraged.” “Across the board — and we have […]

The inspector general’s report doesn’t necessarily clear Hillary Clinton of hiding information from the public, but that’s not what she’s saying: “Well, I think the report is consistent with what I have been saying,” Clinton said. “That the use of personal email was a practice by other secretaries of state, and the rules were not […]

So she did break the rules: Hillary Clinton did not comply with federal regulations designed to ensure the integrity of classified information during her tenure as secretary of state, according to a government report released on Wednesday. Clinton failed to comply with National Archives and Records Administration regulations on the use of personal email accounts […]

Well, this is apparent, too late and after-the-fact: Officials knew that Healthcare.gov faced a high risk of failure and continued implementation of the website despite multiple warnings, according to an audit by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services. The report evaluated all factors that led to the website’s shortcomings, reviewing […]

The Free Beacon has more on this news: The State Department inspector general reportedly subpoenaed the Clinton Foundation in the fall of last year to obtain documents about foundation projects that may have needed to gain approval from the federal government when Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state. The Washington Post reported on the subpoena issued […]

When you read about it, it is lots worse (to the tune of $150 million): A Pentagon task force spent nearly $150 million for just a handful of employees to stay in lavish Afghan “villas” where they demanded three-star dining services, queen-sized beds, flat screen televisions, DVD players, and miniature refrigerators, among other luxuries, according […]

So much for a transparent president: Numerous inspectors general say that at least 20 investigations have been slowed or closed due to government watchdogs not having access to needed documents or records under the Obama administration. Dozens of interviews of people with firsthand knowledge of the years-long problem spoke of the tensions between the watchdogs […]