On the January 24 edition of Fox News’ Special Report, anchor Bret Baier hosted discredited fabulist and Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer to promote his latest book, Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite. Baier said Schweizer's work is “not, like, made-up stuff or supposition, but some of your critics have said that your investigations really are kind of opposition research. So how do you respond to that?"

Baier's bad question erases the substance of critiques against Schweizer's work. His previous bombastic claims have been proved misleading at best or false at worst -- but only after they have done considerable damage to their targets by fueling incessant right-wing media smears.