# Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 4, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915 "2010-06-04T13:18:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915/38 "2010-06-04T15:33:43Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Manipulative one-sided storyteller perhaps, but I’d like a solid example of Moore’s dishonesty. Bonus points if the dishonesty was pointed out by a court or independent board/panel. > ETA: Not a particular fan of Moore’s films, although his very early work was enthusiastically done. [Example](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4962759#post4962759) from one of the long anti-Moore threads from back in the days when he was kinda sorta relevant: > [@Michael Moore = Liar. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-liar-why/250240/2): > > _Bowling For Columbine_: there is no bank that gives you a free gun for starting an account there. That sequence was faked. True, it was faked to make a point, but it was faked. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915)._