15 people shocked by Fox's Paul Ryan factcheck

An opinion piece by Fox News opinion contributor Sally Kohn went viral Thursday morning when the Internet took notice of it's criticizing of Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican convention as "dazzling, deceiving and distracting."

The key line:

Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech.

Now, Kohn is a Democrat, and her other recent pieces for Fox include headlines like "Obama's right, Americans can't succeed without government" and "It's time we start sharing the American Dream." But it's hardly a secret that Fox coverage leans conservative, so seeing Kohn's piece caused more than a few jaws to drop.

15 people who were shocked by the Fox fact check on Ryan's speech:

1.

Wow.WOW.FOX News calls bullshit on Ryan's lie-packed speech:fxn.ws/OzkZ8f

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 30, 2012

Here's a FOX News article for your dad: foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) August 30, 2012

When even Fox News calls you out for being "deceiving," you know you must've really crossed a line: foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

— Jason Febery (@JasonFebery) August 30, 2012

You might want to preserve this Fox piece on #LyinRyan before it disappears. Along with the writer.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) August 30, 2012

When *FOX News* is calling you out for the sheer volume of your lies, you have REALLY lied. RT @pattonoswalt fxn.ws/OzkZ8f

— Ed Yong(@edyong209) August 30, 2012

Fox News (!) says Ryanattempted the record for "the most blatant lies slipped into a single speech." fxn.ws/OzkZ8f

— John Perry Barlow (@JPBarlow) August 30, 2012

Holy Smokes! Even Fox News is calling P. Ryan's speech a mountain of lies and cow dung: foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

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— Bryan William Jones (@BWJones) August 30, 2012

EVEN FOX NEWS says he's #lyingRyan foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

— John Rogers (@jonrog1) August 30, 2012

Fox News obliterates Paul Ryan's speech for severe lying, misrepresentation. A must-read: fxn.ws/S1MYkq

— Andrew Katz (@katz) August 30, 2012

Even Fox News (!) calls Ryan out on his geyser of lies: foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

— Mark Waid (@MarkWaid) August 30, 2012

Fox News said Paul Ryan's speech was full of lies? #pigsflying Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words | Fox News fxn.ws/OzkZ8f via @fxnopinion

— donya k washington (@starpeaceac) August 30, 2012

Demolition of Paul Ryan's speech, from a rather surprising source... Fox News. tinyurl.com/8ug2g2f via @tweeter_anita

— Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) August 30, 2012

RT @inthefade: Dear Paul Ryan: When Fox News calls you a liar, your pants are pretty much on fire. po.st/O9GQb1

— Lucinda Yerbury (@LucindaRYerbury) August 30, 2012

Fox News Calls out Paul Ryan's Lies, Srsly, Fox News: Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words -Dazzling, Deceiving, Distracting foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

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— laynie(@laynier) August 30, 2012

Via @teacherace, even Fox News couldn't ignore Paul Ryan's lies. That takes some doin'. foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…”

— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) August 30, 2012

Although a few people did notice the source:

Everyone is giving attributing @sallykohn's comments to Fox News. I wish. foxnews.com/opinion/2012/0…

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) August 30, 2012

Just pointed out to me re: Fox News crit of Ryan's speech by Sally Kohn: "Fox News asked me to write liberal response" sallykohn.com

— Neil Greenberg (@ngreenberg) August 30, 2012