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This individual has no background in journalism whatsoever, and his "syndicated column" appears solely on his personal Web site, www.jeffgannon.com. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, "Jeff Gannon" isn't even his real name. In his biography at the Talon News site, where he holds the title of "Washington Bureau Chief," he claims to be a graduate of the "Pennsylvania State University System" and the Leadership Institute Broadcast School of Journalism. While the 23 schools in the Penn State system award diplomas, the system itself does not, and the Daily News investigation has thus far failed to turn up a "Jeff Gannon" who holds a degree in education from Penn State, as this person claims he does.

OK - here are the lies I can see here as compared to the Daily News blog by William Bunch.

According to the Philadelphia Daily News, "Jeff Gannon" isn't even his real name.

Bunch makes no such claim.

While the 23 schools in the Penn State system award diplomas, the system itself does not

Say what?

the Daily News investigation has thus far failed to turn up a "Jeff Gannon" who holds a degree in education from Penn State, as this person claims he does.

Bunch makes no such claim.

So we have two clear lies, along with a failure to note that Bunch runs a blog affiliated with the Daily News, but not part of the paper itself.

While the 23 schools in the Penn State system award diplomas, the system itself does not
Say what?

Well the word "System" makes his educational background kind of vague.
It's difficult to tell if he actually got his degree from one of the many campuses and colleges that are directly affiliated with Penn State, or if he merely attended one of the other Pennsylvania State funded universities, which would include schools like Pitt, Temple, Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, etc. in ADDITION to Penn State.

As a Penn State alumnus myself, I AM curious as to which school/university/campus he actually attended. And am annoyed that he is being so vague in clarifying the information.