Corporate Media’s Obsession With Fact-Checking Is A Mission To Monopolize The Truth
There’s no shortage of fake-fact checks published by corporate outlets self-righteously and falsely presenting themselves as neutral arbiters of truth.
The Corporate Takeover Of ‘Fact-Checking’ Is Just A Different Path To The Same Partisan Censorship
Over the past several years, dressed up in official-sounding titles, the fact-checkers have allied themselves with some of the most powerful private companies to have ever existed.
In Latest Slip-Up, Joe Biden Says 200 Million Have Died From COVID-19
In his latest campaign trail slip-up, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed Sunday that 200 million people have died from the novel virus.
PolitiFact Disqualifies Itself In Debate Over Ad On Girl’s Sports
Tech outlets like Facebook rely increasingly on third-party fact-checkers to determine what content is allowed on their platforms. Here’s a look at how those fact-checkers do business.
Fact-Checkers Admit Trump’s Pledge Of Allegiance Claim Is True But Rate It ‘Mostly False’
Multiple fact-checkers botched a fact-check of online outrage over the Democratic National Convention twice omitting ‘under God’ in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Trump Campaign Calls Twitter’s Bluff On Misleading Campaign Clips
Twitter appears to have walked back its position on flagging campaign video and audio clips.
Here’s The Problem With PolitiFact’s ‘Lie Of The Year’
The online conspiracy theory about the Parkland kids was ugly, but it wasn’t the most significant lie of the year.
PolitiFact’s Double Standard Makes Oklahoma Teachers Look Poorer Than They Really Are
So-called fact-checking outfit PolitiFact is fine with considering cost-of-living differences in California or New York, just not in Oklahoma.
Scott Pruitt Is Absolutely Right About Carbon Dioxide
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is absolutely correct about carbon dioxide, and it’s the media who don’t understand the scientific issues.
4 Recent Examples Show Why No One Trusts Media ‘Fact Checks’
The media can’t get enough of ‘fact checks.’ But why do they do such a horrible job with them? Here are a few particularly bad examples.
How PolitiFact Slants Its Truth Ratings Against Republicans
PolitiFact presents itself as a nonpartisan truth umpire, but here’s the story behind how its metrics are biased against Republicans and highly attuned to political winds.
Running The Data On PolitiFact Shows Bias Against Conservatives
Mitt Romney did not seem to be a particularly egregious liar, nor does Hillary Clinton seem the single most honest politician to run for president in the last 10 years. Yet PolitiFact says it’s true.
5 Major Problems With Facebook’s Attempt To Limit ‘Fake News’
If past is prologue, the ‘fact’ ‘checkers’ chosen to review information people post to Facebook will deride as fake information that is actually not fake in any way.
Is The Clinton Or Trump Foundation A Bigger Shell Game?
At offering Americans a ‘fair shake,’ neither tax-exempt organization measures up. Unfortunately, coverage of the two foundations is also often unfair.
Wrong, PolitiFact: Hillary Supports Tax-Funded Abortion On Demand
PolitiFact claims Ted Cruz’s assertions about Hillary Clinton are ‘false.’ We give Politifact a flaming giant liar rating on the Truth-O-Meter.
Donald Trump Was Right: Crime Increased Significantly In 2015
Newly released FBI crime data show that Donald Trump was correct when he said last June that “crime is rising.” Overall violent crime in the U.S. increased by 4 percent in 2015.
Obama’s Claims About Internet Gun Sales Are Completely False
President Obama claimed that violent felons can purchase guns online without a background check. This is false in at least three major ways.
PolitiFact: Bill Kristol Lies. Fabrics And Flowers Are Really Colors
This is hilarious on multiple levels. Politifact’s PunditFact thinks it’s caught Bill Kristol in a huge, huge lie.
You Can Keep Your Republic … If You Like It
Today, a government of the people begins and ends on election day. Thereafter, every special interest deal, parliamentary trick, and constitutional sophism is used to ram its policies (Obamacare) through Congress.