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[[Liberal]] methods often use placement bias to obscure important facts unfavorable to their argument, and to promote their claims beyond what is justified.  Some examples:

[[Liberal]] methods often use placement bias to obscure important facts unfavorable to their argument, and to promote their claims beyond what is justified.  Some examples:

* The [[Wikipedia]] entry on [[Boy Scouts v. Dale]], a case that the liberals lost, features a glowing praise of the attorney on their side near the top of the article, an aside which had no relevance to the decision that he lost.<ref name="wikibias">[[Bias in Wikipedia]].</ref>

* The [[Wikipedia]] entry on [[Boy Scouts v. Dale]], a case that the [[liberal]]s lost, features a glowing praise of the attorney on their side near the top of the article, an aside which had no relevance to the decision that he lost.<ref name="wikibias">[[Bias in Wikipedia]].</ref>

* [[Liberal]] icon [[Bertrand Russell]] receives glowing adoration on Wikipedia; it is only after about 7,700 words about him that Wikipedia finally mentions Russell's support of the [[communist revolution]], (but pretends that Russell quickly opposed it). <ref name="wikibias" />

* [[Liberal]] icon [[Bertrand Russell]] receives glowing adoration on Wikipedia; it is only after about 7,700 words about him that Wikipedia finally mentions Russell's support of the [[communist revolution]] (but pretends that Russell quickly opposed it). <ref name="wikibias" />

It is understood in newspaper editing that the number of people who read a comment is proportional to its proximity to the beginning of the article.  Moreover, readers expect the more important information to be first, and place more emphasis on the top part of an article.  As an example of how this can be manipulated, Wikpedia's entry on former liberal Vice President [[Al Gore]] contains no mention of the drug charges against his son.  But Wikipedia's entry on conservative Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] prominently mentions his adult daughter's sexuality.<ref name="wikibias" />  The same effect can be seen in the [[Jimmy Swaggart]] article.

It is understood in newspaper editing that the number of people who read a comment is proportional to its proximity to the beginning of the article.  Moreover, readers expect the more important information to be first, and place more emphasis on the top part of an article.  As an example of how this can be manipulated, Wikpedia's entry on former liberal Vice President [[Al Gore]] contains no mention of the drug charges against his son.  But Wikipedia's entry on conservative Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] prominently mentions his adult daughter's sexuality.<ref name="wikibias" />  The same effect can be seen in the [[Jimmy Swaggart]] article.