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Friday, June 27, 2008

NewsBusters Misleads on GM
Topic: NewsBusters

A June 27 NewsBusters post by Jeff Poor begins, "General Motors has been in business since 1897."

Not quite: While longtime GM component Oldsmobile was founded in 1897, GM itself was not created until 1908.

Posted by Terry K. at 3:38 PM EDT

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