In its statement of principles PolitiFact says it
avoids snarky commentary (bold emphasis added):
We don’t lay out our personal political views on social media. We do share news stories and other journalism (especially our colleagues’ work), but we take care not to be seen as endorsing or opposing a political figure or position. We avoid snarky commentary.
These restrictions apply to both full-time staffers, correspondents and interns. We avoid doing anything that compromises PolitiFact, or our ability to do our jobs.
Yet PolitiFact tweeted the following on Sept. 13, 2018:
We're having trouble getting that one past
the definition of "snark":
: an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm
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