tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post8837012356029725056..comments2023-08-20T03:37:07.774-07:00Comments on PolitiFact Bias: We called it: PolitiFact's 2016 "Lie of the Year" is Fake NewsBryan Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-54010903370635080222016-12-28T09:23:04.539-08:002016-12-28T09:23:04.539-08:00**Fake news cannot actually be correct. The falsit...**Fake news cannot actually be correct. The falsity of it is what makes it fake.**<br /><br />It is actually the *intent* to create a false news story in the guise of a real news story that makes up "Fake News." But a news story intended as fake might accidentally prove true. Sorry if I'm repeating myself.<br /><br />**There is no such thing as objective journalism since it containsBryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-81936810635747644162016-12-28T08:39:09.410-08:002016-12-28T08:39:09.410-08:00"ConnecticutHeartthrob wrote:
**Fake news is..."ConnecticutHeartthrob wrote:<br /><br />**Fake news is not subjective; it is objectively incorrect.**<br /><br />Fake news could accidentally prove correct. We're calling PolitiFact's graphs and charts "Fake News" because the people at PolitiFact *know* the graphs and charts do not represent a scientific approach to candidate honesty yet present them with exactly that Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-47709968254286146252016-12-14T09:41:28.347-08:002016-12-14T09:41:28.347-08:00PolitiFact's bogus use of its own subjective T...PolitiFact's bogus use of its own subjective Truth-O-Meter ratings certainly counts as a form of fake news, and we will not miss the opportunity to point that out again.<br /><br />And you've picked out a terrific example of that unscientific use of statistics.Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-30310357781374155652016-12-14T03:44:34.516-08:002016-12-14T03:44:34.516-08:00Don't forget about this gem:
"As for Tru...Don't forget about this gem:<br /><br />"As for Trump, who took Lie of the Year honors in 2015 for his body of work, there were many possibilities. Since the Tampa Bay Times started PolitiFact in 2007, no other major politician has a worse record for accuracy, with more than 70 percent of his claims rated Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire."<br /><br />Good ol' HypocritiFactAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417493091311345569noreply@blogger.com