More and more, major news outlets are relying on “fact checkers” to, allegedly, ensure that the news is factual, sources are reliable, and statements are accurate.

In theory, this is admirable. In practice, it has proven to be simply another opportunity for the media to push their leftist agenda.

Fact checking groups — such as PolitiFact — routinely cast judgments while failing to disclose their own left-wing bias. Their allies in the media try to cast these groups as neutral third parties when, in fact, they are card-carrying members of the liberal echo chamber.

It’s no wonder that the public has so little faith in the fact-checkers. A 2016 Rasmussen poll found that an astonishing 62% of American voters think the fact-check-ers are biased.

The Media Research Center is flipping the script on these faux-fact-checkers. It’s time to turn the tables and give the public the real facts.

 

PolitiFact Tags Biden 'Mostly False' on Virus, CNN Says He's 'Correct'

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In a review of Sunday night's Democrat debate on CNN, PolitiFact tagged Joe Biden as "Mostly False" when he claimed the Trump administration refused to accept coronavirus testing kits from the World Health Organization. Oddly, CNN's own "fact checkers" ruled that "Biden is correct."  They missed the crucial context that WHO never made an offer. 
Tim Graham
March 18th, 2020 10:36 AM
 

Washington Post Tags Biden with Four Pinocchios for Nasty Trump Edits

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In the growing squabble between the presidential candiates (and the social media giants) about manipulated video, The Washington Post “Fact Checker” squad deserves credit for throwing flags at both sides. We won’t expect them to keep a running count of Biden’s “false or misleading statements,” but this is something.
Tim Graham
March 13th, 2020 8:07 PM
 

'Fact Checkers' Freak Out at Trump (Not Biden) for 'Deceptive' Editing

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The independence of the “independent fact checkers” is looking very questionable again, leaping into the fray to protest that a tweet featuring a brief video clip of Joe Biden is somehow “Mostly False” (as PolitiFact ruled). Earth to PolitiFact: the network "news" people omit the full context of quotes on a regular basis, but they aren't tagged as "deceptive" editors. 
Tim Graham
March 11th, 2020 1:26 PM
 

Snopes Oddly Rules 'MIXTURE' on Trump Saying Coronavirus Was a 'Hoax'

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President Trump never called the coronavirus a "hoax." He said trying to turn the coronavirus into the latest version of That Thing That Ruins Trump was a "hoax," like Russian collusion or Ukrainian election interference. But for some reason, Snopes.com admitted he never said the virus was a hoax, but rated his comments a "Mixture" of true and false. That's just sloppy.
Tim Graham
March 4th, 2020 2:47 PM
 

WashPost, Snopes Tag Biden for Fake Story About Arrest in South Africa

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This week, the "fact checkers" at both The Washington Post and Snopes.com have thrown the penalty flag at Joe Biden for his repeated claim that he was imprisoned in South Africa in the 1970s while trying to visit Nelson Mandela at the Robben Island prison. Sadly, the networks didn't seem to notice this historical gaffe before the South Carolina debate.
Tim Graham
February 26th, 2020 3:30 PM
 

WashPost, PolitiFact Join Mass Freakout Over Humorous Bloomberg Ad

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On Thursday, Mike Bloomberg's campaign tweeted out a humorous video trying to make more out of the two seconds of silence when he asked his fellow Democrat candidates ever started a business. (They haven't.) He showed brief clips of the other candidates with blank looks -- from other moments in the debate -- and included the sound of crickets. The "fact checkers" went crazy. Washington Post Fact…
Tim Graham
February 23rd, 2020 10:56 PM
 

In Its War on Satire Sites, Snopes Comes to Defense of...Rush Limbaugh

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The leftist "fact checkers" at Snopes have routinely gone after the Babylon Bee for writing satires that less intelligent Americans might mistake as real, such as....CNN buying a huge washing machine to wash its news. But at least it's spreading its battle on satire sites in defense of both sides. Two recent "fact checks" defended ... Rush Limbaugh.
Tim Graham
February 12th, 2020 2:13 PM
 

PolitiFact's Amazingly Selective Schumer Fact-Checking on Impeachment

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Criticizing the so-called "independent fact-checkers" isn't just about whether their fact checking is accurate. It's about which "facts" they choose to evaluate, and which politicians they choose to evaluate and how often. For example, in 2017 and 2018, PolitiFact performed 297 "fact checks" on President Trump, and just nine on Sen. Charles Schumer. They picked an easy "True" this week for…
Tim Graham
January 29th, 2020 1:43 PM
 

PolitiFact: Nikki Haley's 'Pants on Fire' That Dems Mourned Soleimani

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One of the routine ways the "independent fact checkers" demonstrate a liberal bias is by leaping to attack conservatives for making a rhetorical flourish on cable news. On Tuesday, PolitiFact threw a Pants On Fire" verdict at former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley for saying no government is protesting the killing of Iranian teerrorist mastermind Qasem Soleimani, only Democrats are "mourning the loss…
Tim Graham
January 12th, 2020 8:45 AM
 

Fact Check?? WashPost Defends Ocasio-Cortez on 'Partisan Impeachment'

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Meg Kelly of the Washington Post "Fact Checker" squad came running to defend Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from ten seconds of a negative ad. The conservative American Action Network begins with a clip of AOC saying "This is about preventing a potentially disastrous outcome from occurring next year." Then a female announcer adds: "Now, it’s crystal clear their partisan impeachment is a politically…
Tim Graham
November 30th, 2019 6:38 AM
 

PolitiFact Backs Elizabeth Warren's Single-Payer Socialist Math

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One of the maddening acts of so-called "fact checking" is the arrogant attempt to predict future outcomes at election time. It should seem obvious this is beyond the territory of "facts." Now PolitiFact has slapped a "True" label on Elizabeth Warren's cost estimates for her socialist "Medicare for All" plan....even as it appends an "If true" disclaimer to it. 
Tim Graham
November 18th, 2019 6:56 AM
 

'Mostly False'? PolitiFact Tags Haley Tying Abortion to Green New Deal

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Ashe Schow at the Daily Wire points out that PolitiFact tagged former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as "Mostly False" for claiming in an e-mail for her new group Stand For America that candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!" 
Tim Graham
November 4th, 2019 3:51 PM
 

PolitiFact: Trump's a 'Pants on Fire' Liar to Say Impeachment's a Coup

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On Friday, PolitiFact ruled President Trump uncorked a "Pants on Fire" lie when he described the impeachment attempt as a "coup," despite the obvious point that impeachment is designed to remove a president from his office. Since impeachment is constitutional, Trump can't say it.
Tim Graham
October 26th, 2019 11:36 PM
 

Heritage Says CNN 'Fact Check' Ignored the Obama Facts They Provided

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At the Daily Signal, John Cooper of the Heritage Foundation warned he had an unhappy experience with the "fact checking" unit at CNN. They reached out to Heritage for analysis of President Trump's recent comments about the American military's munitions stockpile when he took office. "CNN completely omitted the wealth of data provided by a Heritage Foundation defense analyst."

Tim Graham
October 19th, 2019 6:32 AM