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Monday, February 22, 2021

PolitiFact's "In Context" deception (Updated)

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In (a) perfect world, fact checkers would publish "In Context" features that simply offer surrounding context with objective expla...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Republican uses wrong embedded URL, receives "False" rating as a reward (Updated)

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Have we mentioned lately that PolitiFact is biased and leans left? Ready for another example ? Buckle up. Before looking at anything PolitiF...
Thursday, February 11, 2021

Story Focus Shenanigans

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We've pointed out for years that PolitiFact's story focus often determines the "Truth-O-Meter" rating at the end. Story fo...

How To Tell a Climate Science Denier

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Who would believe how often professional fact-checkers fail spot-checks of their accuracy? On Feb. 9, 2021, PolitiFact's Daniel Funke ha...
Friday, January 29, 2021

PolitiFact miscounts American deaths during WW2?

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When a PolitiFact fact check's subject matter involves math, we (figuratively!) smell blood in the water. This item came from the Politi...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

PolitiFact's Layers of Editors: Biden says he will ensure enough supply to vaccinate 300 Americans by early fall (Updated)

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PolitiFact reported President Biden's plans would ensure covid-19 vaccine supplies large enough to vaccinate 300 Americans by early fal...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

PolitiFact writes up Capitol riot, omits mention of John Sullivan

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PolitiFact wants you to know right-wing groups were solely responsible for the Capital riot in early 2021--even if it's not necessarily ...
Friday, January 22, 2021

Why does PolitiFact claim it allows license for hyperbole?

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It makes sense for a fact checker to account for figures of speech such as hyperbole. And PolitiFact plainly states in its description of it...