Tuesday, October 15, 2024

PolitiFact's founding editor wrote a book

PolitiFact's founding editor, Bill Adair, will soon have a book in stores revealing that Republicans lie more!

What a surprise!

Of course, no Democrat is surprised for PolitiFact has been implicitly spreading that message for years as we and figures like Eric Ostermeier have pointed out for years.

Republicans and about half of moderates aren't surprised because they do not regard fact checkers like PolitiFact as unbiased actors.

We'll have more to say about the book after we read it, but Adair's pre-publication interviews promise the book will provide great entertainment. Adair apparently bases his claim that Republicans lie more on fact checker ratings, plus anecdotal evidence from various Republicans who have turned on their old party. It's not exactly what one would call a proper fact-checking approach to the question.

The book is called "Beyond the Big Lie." 

Don't bother reading it unless it's your duty as a researcher. We'll get around to pointing out its errors and weaknesses here or at Zebra Fact Check or even my new Substack. Or all three.


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