A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and administration officials issued 935 false statements about the threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The study says the statements leading up to and during the Iraq war “were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.”

The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity, which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism.

White House spokesman Scott Stanzel did not comment on the merits of the study Tuesday, but reiterated the Bush administration’s position that the world community viewed Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, as a threat.

There were quite a few inaccuracies presented about the Iraq War, a study has found. In related news, a non-profit study has discovered the sky is blue.

“The actions taken in 2003 were based on the collective judgment of intelligence agencies around the world,” Stanzel said.

The study counted 935 false statements from late 2001 - early 2003 in various speeches, briefings, interviews and beyond.

George W. Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both.

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