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.

 

Cruz Derides PolitiFact as a 'Liberal Parody Site' in Drug-War Verdict

Deeply Distorted Deeply Distorted
Sen. Ted Cruz laid into PolitiFact as a “liberal parody site” on Twitter on Thursday, underlining how their “Truth-o-Meter” ratings differed on whether his Senate campaign opponent Beto O’Rourke was being condemned by a Republican or a Democrat. “When his Dem primary opponent said Beto ‘wants to legalize drugs’ they said ‘half true.’ When I said same thing, they say ‘false.’”
Tim Graham
May 4th, 2018 3:29 PM
 

AP Fact Check Hits Trump, Not Tester on False Ronny Jackson Charges

Half Baked Half Baked
Adm. Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination to run the Department of Veterans Affairs even though his critics lacked any evidence to match allegations of drunk driving. But the AP Fact Check headline wasn’t centered on the unsubstantiated allegations against Jackson. It asserted “Trump’s rhetoric misleading on VA issues.” Trump needed to be corrected when he claimed the Democrats smeared Jackson.…
Tim Graham
May 1st, 2018 5:34 PM
 

PolitiFact Whacks Scott Walker: Facts Correct, But You're 'Half True'

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One of the most annoying tendencies of "Fact Checkers" is to claim that (a) the facts at issue are true and (b) it's still wrong somehow. Take PolitiFact Wisconsin's Tom Kertscher judging Republican Gov. Scott Walker as "Half True" while he's factually correct. He was half-false by claiming credit, when his reforms are a "contributing factor." But PolitiFact ruled liberal Democrat Gov. Andrew…
Tim Graham
April 19th, 2018 5:07 PM
 

PolitiFact Nitpicks 2 Words of Trump Tweet on Illegal 'Caravan'

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PolitiFact makes some strange decisions...like fact-checking two words in a Trump tweet: "'Caravans' coming." They called Trump "Half True" because only one caravan (of 1,500 illegal immigrants) was coming. 
Tim Graham
April 8th, 2018 7:55 AM
 

PolitiFact's Trivial Pursuit: Does Mike Pence Call His Wife 'Mother'?

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Monday is the second annual “International Fact Checking Day,” which the “fact-checkers” celebrate right after April Fools’ Day. To illustrate how these “fact” guardians are sometimes hard to separate from the average liberal journalist, check out this recent piece of Urgent National Business from PolitiFact: Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’?
Tim Graham
April 2nd, 2018 8:29 AM
 

Mueller's Team Stuffed With Democrats; Fact Checkers Hate the Emphasis

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One of the tendencies of liberal “fact checkers” is to grant that a fact they don’t like is true, but then to try to dismiss its truth by making excuses and adding “context.” They’re offering “alternative facts.” They’re adding spin control. So Washington Post "Fact Checker" Glenn Kessler can admit special counsel Robert Mueller's team is stuffed with Democrats and Hillary Clinton donors, but…
Tim Graham
April 1st, 2018 10:11 AM
 

'AP Fact Check': Trump Is 'Wrong' That GOP Needs to 'Hold' Top Court

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The first questionable habit of the liberal Fact Checkers is to nitpick tweets, especially Trump tweets. There can be outrageous and blatantly false statements in a tweet, but often tweets use a political shorthand. The headline was "AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrongly claims GOP can hold top court". Trump tweeted that "we need more Republicans in 20189 and must ALWAYS hold the Supreme Court" to prevent…
Tim Graham
March 29th, 2018 4:04 PM
 

'Fact Checkers' Weirdly Defend Hillary's Trump-Voter Rant in India

Fully Fake Fully Fake
Hillary Clinton’s rant in India about Trump voters being motivated by racism, sexism, and loathing of Indian-Americans who succeed is being carefully protected by the “fact checkers” at PolitiFact and Snopes.com. Despite topping their website with the question “Did Hillary Clinton call Wisconsin ‘backwards?," PolitiFact failed to issue a “Truth-o-Meter” ruling. It reported Gov. Scott Walker tried…
Tim Graham
March 16th, 2018 4:11 PM
 

WashPost Throws '4 Pinocchios' at Deputy DNC Chair on Farrakhan Ties

The Real Deal The Real Deal
The Washington Post broke into reporting on Louis Farrakhan and the Democrats on Sunday with a “Fact Checker” column by Glenn Kessler. On page A-4, Kessler gave Rep. Keith Ellison – deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee – a “four Pinocchios” rating for insisting he had no involvement with Farrakhan since 2006.
Tim Graham
March 11th, 2018 4:55 PM
 

PolitiFact: Abortion as Killing Babies Is a 'Disputed' Fact!

Fully Fake Fully Fake
GOP congressional candidate Jason Isaac declared in a League of Women Voters guide: "I will work to end abortion, which is the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day." PolitiFact ruled it was "Mostly False." PolitiFact Texas analyst W. Gardner Selby can’t agree that abortion kills a human baby: “it’s worth noting for starters that Isaac’s…
Tim Graham
March 5th, 2018 8:40 PM
 

Snopes.com Spurs a Facebook Ruckus By Fact-Checking Obvious CNN Satire

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Talk about humor-deprived! Snopes.com followed other fact-checkers in warning about the Christian satire site Babylon Bee. But was anyone really going to buy this headline as real, Snopes? "CNN Purchases Industrial-Sized Washing Machine To Spin News Before Publication." Once Snopes warned this was "FALSE," Facebook sent a note to Babylon Bee threatening to mess with their ability to advertise and…
Tim Graham
March 3rd, 2018 10:39 PM
 

WashPost 'Fact Checker' Defends Obama's Poor Record on Wages

Deeply Distorted Deeply Distorted
The propagandists disguised as "fact-checkers" at the Washington Post unleashed pent-up frustration Wednesday when they evaluated President Donald Trump's February 5 claim that wages are, "for the first time in many years, rising." They gave Trump's claim its worst possible evaluation of "Four Pinocchios," i.e., a "whopper." Too bad for the Post that detailed work published by Reuters two days…
Tom Blumer
February 13th, 2018 7:28 AM
 

Fake Fact Check: Politifact Wastes Its Time on Obvious Satire

Fully Fake Fully Fake
Boy, it's a good thing that Google and Facebook have enlisted "fact checkers" like the Associated Press, Snopes, and Politifact to vet questionable stories appearing in their news feeds. 
Tom Blumer
November 17th, 2017 7:43 PM
 

PolitiFact 'Fact Checks' Hillary's Book, Can't Find Anything False

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PolitiFact advertised on its home page an article on “Fact checking” Hillary’s campaign book What Happened. Don’t be shocked: PolitiFact didn’t find anything that they would call “False,” let alone “Pants on Fire.” They were very selective and helpful in picking out claims from the book...they skipped over Hillary suggesting the media favored Trump, for example.

Tim Graham
September 16th, 2017 7:41 PM