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Saturday, April 20, 2024
PolitiFact says "Biden trial" means orchestrated by President Biden--but why?
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Remember last post I reminded readers that a "False" or "Pants on Fire" rating on the "Truth-O-Meter" serves ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
And, a farcical "Pants on Fire" for Donald J. Trump
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As our "Pants on Fire" bias study regularly points out, PolitiFact's "Pants on Fire" rating counts as substantially...
Saturday, April 6, 2024
PolitiFact's farcical "Pants on Fire" for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Updated)
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Robert F. Kennedy's presidential bid has taken its toll on our "Pants on Fire" bias study. Kennedy claimed half the two "...
Thursday, February 29, 2024
PolitiFact's "no spin" lie
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Apparently PolitiFact's hot new method for getting people to trust their work is to lie to them. I see it at the top of every fact chec...
Thursday, February 22, 2024
PolitiFact's how-to primer on improperly fact-checking an analogy
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There's so much wrong with this Feb. 22, 2024 PolitiFact fact check that I'm bound to go way beyond the scope of the title. How To ...
Thursday, February 8, 2024
The "Pants on Fire" bias study updated through 2023
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We have updated our "Pants on Fire" bias study with data from 2023. What is it? We use a spreadsheet to track all "False&quo...
Saturday, January 20, 2024
PolitiFact Wisconsin, Glenn Grothman and uncharitable interpretation
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The principle of charitable interpretation is pretty simple. It consists of offering a claim the interpretation that best favors the speake...
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Example Umpteen Showing How PolitiFact Goes Easier on Democrats
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We only wish we had the time and money needed to document as much as 10 percent of PolitiFact's flawed and biased work. We've docume...
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