Once the White House and national media reported that Obamacare sign-ups reached the 7 million mark, there was a rash of right-wing claims that the numbers were being inflated.
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck has added his voice to the chorus of conspiracy theorists.
“This is complete bogus. This is a complete bogus fairy tale. This is completely made up. This is nonsensical,” Beck said. “The emperor has no clothes. And everyone in the press, you rat bastards, every single one of you know what he’s saying isn’t true. You know it. You know it.”
When announcing the Affordable Care Act benchmark earlier this week the president was undaunted by his critics, saying the law “is here to stay.”