Weaponized Fact-Checking.
Media Bias Corrupts Everything.
You suspected that "fact checkers" were rigged, now science proves it.
//Conversely, statements by Republicans were rated as entirely false about twice as often as Democratic statements – 29% false ratings for GOP statements vs. 15% false ratings for Democrats. (This includes categories labeled “false” and “pants on fire.”)
Further, the University of Minnesota School of Public Affairs looked at over than 500 PolitiFact stories from January 2010 through January 2011. Their conclusion:
Current and former Republican officeholders have been assigned substantially harsher grades by the news organization than their Democratic counterparts. In total, 74 of the 98 statements by political figures judged ‘false’ or ‘pants on fire’ over the last 13 months were given to Republicans, or 76 percent, compared to just 22 statements for Democrats (22 percent).
In other words, they are cherry-picking statements that are false for Republicans and true for Democrats. But maybe that’s just because Republicans lie more than Democrats right before an election? Maybe, just before an election, Republicans suddenly start to lie uncontrollably while Democrats suddenly start to tell the truth all the time?//
Showing posts with label Politifact. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politifact. Show all posts
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Labels:
Election 2016 Factchecking,
Politifact
Friday, February 20, 2015
Fact Checkers...
...Dem Hacks with Press Credentials.
Politifact's Lie of the Year - 2014 falls apart.
...Dem Hacks with Press Credentials.
Politifact's Lie of the Year - 2014 falls apart.
Labels:
Politifact
Friday, December 13, 2013
The nice thing about having a Democrat in the White House is that there is no bad news...
....and lies aren't lies until they literally cannot be defended any more.
Politifact rates Obama's "If you like your plan, you can keep it" lie as the "Lie of the Year" after telling Americans that it really was "half-true" for years.
....and lies aren't lies until they literally cannot be defended any more.
Politifact rates Obama's "If you like your plan, you can keep it" lie as the "Lie of the Year" after telling Americans that it really was "half-true" for years.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)




















