If you have seen “Fahrenheit 9/11,” you will probably remember the scene where Michael Moore walks up to congressmen on the streets outside the Capitol and asks them to enlist their children in the military.

One of the men he asks is Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-Minn. All we see is Moore ask the question and then Kennedy’s facial reaction.

But is that all that happened? Filmmaker Mike Wilson says Moore distorted the truth in this scene.

Wilson says he interviewed Kennedy, who said he remembers telling Moore that he’d be happy to help him. Kennedy told Moore that his two nephews were serving in the military, one of them currently in Afghanistan. But all we saw in “Fahrenheit 9/11” was his initial surprise to the question.

“Moore didn’t edit for time; he edited for a purpose,” Wilson says. “You can make anybody look like a jackass if you ambush them.”

Such tactics are one of the subjects in Wilson’s new documentary, “Michael Moore Hates America.” He says he tries to expose unfair tactics that Moore uses in his work. But Wilson says this unveiling isn’t the focus of the documentary.

“[Moore] is the springboard to tell the story, and the story is what America is,” Wilson says. “We have such diverse ideologies in this country, which allows a communist and a socialist to argue with a libertarian, and everyone is allowed their own opinion.”

Wilson says Moore is also entitled to his own opinion and that he is not suggesting to restrict that right. Instead, Wilson argues against Moore’s opinion because he says it is counterproductive to creating fair arguments for all people in America.

“Moore is one of those guys who refuses to be wrong,” Wilson says. “He will come to the table dishonestly to make the facts look like something else.”

But Wilson may have problems making the distinction between arguing and boycotting clear. Earlier this summer, when “Fahrenheit 9/11” was released, groups protesting the film asked Wilson to help out or sign petitions, despite the fact that most of them hadn’t even seen the film yet.

“I couldn’t join them because I hadn’t even seen the movie yet,” Wilson says. “If you’re not willing to see it first, then you suspend your right to criticize.”

He extends the same idea to groups who might protest his film.

“If I’m walking into the theater and people are protesting, I’d invite them in so they can see it and then argue for or against it,” Wilson says.

But with a title like “Michael Moore Hates America,” people might walk in expecting a movie that simply slams Moore and does little else. Although Wilson admits the title was chosen because it grabbed people’s attention, he predicts the audience might walk away a bit surprised about its content.

“It’s a lot better than what people think it will be,” he says. “I think eventually the movie will stand on its own.”

For now, the film is done, aside from a few tweaks left to be done in the studio. The last big hurdle for Wilson is setting distribution, which has been plenty of work. The film will make rounds at film festivals in Dallas, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Distribution in Iowa seems very likely in the immediate future, Wilson says, although no plans are finalized.

“If things work out and continue to draw attention, it will give me a chance to [have the] door open and have people think about it,” he says.