PolitiFact Torches Straw Man To Rate DeSantis 'False' On Book Banning

June 1st, 2023 12:00 PM

After launching his presidential campaign on Twitter Spaces, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was condemned by PolitiFact for his assertion that Florida has not banned any books. That summary did not give DeSantis a rating for his claims, but on Wednesday PolitiFact returned to the claim and rated it “false.” Yet, the article itself suggests that a “false” rating is overzealous and is ultimately…

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CNN Suggests GOP Is Against the Public Good Citing IRS Spending Cuts

May 30th, 2023 5:11 PM

CNN Chief Business Correspondent Christine Romans criticized Republicans for the amount of money the potential budget deal allotted to the IRS on Tuesday. The proposed plan included $60 billion for the IRS as opposed to the $80 billion that Democrats favored. Romans portrayed Republicans as opposed to the public good because they didn’t want to increase the bureaucracy’s budget. She failed to…

PolitiFact Attacks DeSantis's Twitter Campaign Forum

May 25th, 2023 11:46 AM

How many PolitiFact fact-checkers does it take to fact-check a presidential announcement? Apparently four, as that is how many reporters it took to assess seven statements from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Wednesday campaign launch on Twitter Spaces.

PolitiFact Goes To Bat For Gender Ideology: 'Gender Is Different'

May 24th, 2023 9:47 AM

PolitiFact’s Grace Abels asked on Monday if gender dysphoria is a mental disorder and while she never actually answered the question, Abels was sure of one thing: conservatives are wrong.

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How Much Does PolitiFact Favor Kamala Harris Over Mike Pence? Bigly

May 22nd, 2023 6:43 AM

PolitiFact has a bad left-wing tilt. Since becoming vice president, Kamala Harris has only six "fact checks," and four of them were rated "Mostly True." In that time frame, former Vice President Mike Pence also has six checks, and none of them were "True" or "Mostly True." It only gets worse the more you look into it.

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CNN Fact-Check Defense Of Hillary Gets Her Abortion Stance Wrong

May 11th, 2023 10:08 AM

Washington correspondent Sunlen Serfaty joined Thursday’s CNN This Morning to fact-check some of the claims former President Donald Trump made on Wednesday night’s town hall including the claim that Hillary Clinton supports late third trimester abortions. Serfaty would defend Clinton against the charge, but she did not accurately portray Clinton’s beliefs.

WashPost Fact Checker Hurls 'Bottomless Pinocchio' at Biden on Deficit

May 2nd, 2023 6:45 AM

Washington Post "Fact Checker" Glenn Kessler decided to award a "Bottomless Pinocchio" to Joe Biden for lying repeatedly about how he's dramatically reducing the deficit. Kessler defines his "bottomless" rating by a politician repeating a false claim more than 20 times.

AP 'Fact Check' Rushes to Defend Democrats Stripping Parental Rights

April 23rd, 2023 6:40 PM

The “Fact Check” squad at the Associated Press is still working overtime to defend the Libertine Left as it crusades against the right of parents to have a say in their children’s so-called “gender affirming care.” Democrats call it "life-saving care."

Column: CNN's 'Fact Checker' Is Stuck on Correcting Trump

April 12th, 2023 5:56 AM

CNN hasn't moved to the center or turned to telling the news straight since CEO Chris Licht came aboard. One of the many ways to prove the ongoing slant is CNN’s chief “Fact Checker,” Daniel Dale. He and CNN remain obsessed with decrying his "slew of lies."

Fact Checkers Defend Speech-Curbing '2SLGBTQI+ Safety Zones' in Canada

April 11th, 2023 9:04 PM

In Canada, freedom of speech might be curtailed again to please the “marginalized.” You might think the journalists would be offended by free speech being banned in certain “zones,” but not when it’s a zone around a drag show.

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PolitiFact Cries 'FALSE' at Laura Ingraham on Tennessee Capitol Fracas

April 6th, 2023 2:40 PM

The "independent fact-checkers" have this relentless tendency to line up with the Left, especially when they want to defend their January 6 narrative. Occuping state capitols is a favorite tactic, so they don't want "insurrection" painted on it. 

Did CNN Just Inadvertently Confirm Soros’ Financial Ties to DA Bragg?

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April 4th, 2023 10:57 PM

CNN’s blowhard fact-checker Daniel Dale may have just inadvertently confirmed a financial tie between leftist billionaire George Soros and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a fact-check that tried to dismantle the connection.

NewsBusters Podcast: 'Fact Checkers' Sound More Like Fact Shamers'

April 3rd, 2023 10:11 PM

The liberal media's "fact checkers" are furiously spinning how you shouldn't say Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is "Soros-backed," even though that is a fact. Washington Post fact-finagling scold Glenn Kessler claims "the intense focus on Soros is misplaced."

WashPost: Three Pinocchios, 'Incendiary' To Claim Soros Backs Bragg

April 1st, 2023 9:33 AM

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler was the April fool on Saturday as he gave those claiming that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is currently prosecuting former President Donald Trump, is funded by George Soros three Pinocchios. Even worse, Kessler claimed such claims were “incendiary” and play “into antisemitic conspiracy theories.”