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'''PolitiFact''' is a [[website]] that attempts to present non-biased fact checking on claims made by [[candidate]]s in the lead up to an [[election]]. The [[Mainstream Media]] calls the group a "neutral arbiter", but the facts are often skewed to a [[liberal]]'s advantage. In 2010, 39% of Republican statements were "Pants on fire" or "False" compared with just 12% of Democrat statements.<ref>[http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/2011/02/selection_bias_politifact_rate.php Selection Bias? PolitiFact Rates Republican Statements as False at 3 Times the Rate of Democrats, Smart Politics, February 10, 2011]</ref>
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'''PolitiFact''', also known as '''PolitiFake''', is a [[far-left]], [[white supremacist]]–defending,<ref>Sherman, Amy (April 17, 2023). [https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/apr/17/marco-rubio/did-che-guevara-write-extensively-about-superiorit/ Did Ché Guevara write 'extensively' about the superiority of white Europeans? Rubio says yes]. ''PolitiFact''. Retrieved September 21, 2023.</ref> partisan, [[fake news]]  [[website]] which claims to present [[fact-checking]] on claims made by [[candidate]]s in the lead up to an [[election]]. However, most of PolitiFact’s statements sound more like, or statements from, the DNC than actual fact checking. The [[Liberal Media]] calls the group a "neutral arbiter", but the facts are often skewed to a [[liberal]]'s advantage. In 2010, 39% of Republican statements were "Pants on fire" or "False" compared with just 12% of Democrat statements.<ref>[http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/2011/02/selection_bias_politifact_rate.php Selection Bias? PolitiFact Rates Republican Statements as False at 3 Times the Rate of Democrats, Smart Politics, February 10, 2011]</ref>
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{{cquote|PolitiFact.com is a project of the ''Tampa Bay Times'' to help you find the truth in Washington and the Obama presidency.}}
  
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{{cquote|PolitiFact.com is a project of the ''Tampa Bay Times'' to help you find the truth in Washington and the Obama presidency.}}
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PolitiFact is owned by the think tank Poynter Institute.
  
 
==Questionable Results==
 
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Due to their fake non-partisanship, non-biased stance and their use of Democrats as fact checkers, results are not trustworthy. Politifact statements are recycled by the lamestream whether truthful or not.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2012/04/11/cnn-uses-bogus-politifact-rating-discredit-romney-campaign-claim CNN Uses Bogus PolitiFact Rating to Discredit Romney Campaign Claim, Newsbusters.org, April 11, 2012]</ref> [[Mitt Romney]] calls for a Politifact correction.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/04/13/romney-puts-politifact-on-ropes ROMNEY PUTS POLITIFACT ON ROPES, Breitbart.com, April 15, 2012]</ref> Politifact claims there is no doubt that humans are responsible for [[Global Warming]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/component/content/article/677-e2-wire/176839-politifact-little-dispute-about-climate-science, PolitiFact counters GOP claim, says ‘little dispute’ on science of climate change, August 18, 2011]</ref> PolitiFact gave the biggest "lie of the year" for 2009 to [[Sarah Palin]] for saying [[Obamacare]] has death panels.<ref>[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/dec/18/politifact-lie-year-death-panels/ PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels']</ref>
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Due to their fake non-partisanship, non-biased stance and their use of Democrats as fact checkers, results are not trustworthy. Politifact statements are recycled by the lamestream whether truthful or not.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2012/04/11/cnn-uses-bogus-politifact-rating-discredit-romney-campaign-claim CNN Uses Bogus PolitiFact Rating to Discredit Romney Campaign Claim, Newsbusters.org, April 11, 2012]</ref> [[Mitt Romney]] calls for a Politifact correction.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/04/13/romney-puts-politifact-on-ropes ROMNEY PUTS POLITIFACT ON ROPES, Breitbart.com, April 15, 2012]</ref> Politifact claims there is no doubt that humans are responsible for [[Global Warming]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/component/content/article/677-e2-wire/176839-politifact-little-dispute-about-climate-science, PolitiFact counters GOP claim, says ‘little dispute’ on science of climate change, August 18, 2011]</ref> PolitiFact gave the biggest "lie of the year" for 2009 to [[Sarah Palin]] for saying [[Obamacare]] has death panels.<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/dec/18/politifact-lie-year-death-panels/ PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels']</ref>
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According to PolitiFact, the thin blue line flag that is waved to show support for police is an "anti-[[Black Lives Matter]] flag".<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/10/31/politifact--anti-black-lives-matter-flag-n2579122 'Are You Kidding Me?': PolitiFact's Rating About the Thin Blue Line Flag Raises Eyebrows]</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[AllSides]]
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 04:03, September 21, 2023

PolitiFact, also known as PolitiFake, is a far-left, white supremacist–defending,[1] partisan, fake news website which claims to present fact-checking on claims made by candidates in the lead up to an election. However, most of PolitiFact’s statements sound more like, or statements from, the DNC than actual fact checking. The Liberal Media calls the group a "neutral arbiter", but the facts are often skewed to a liberal's advantage. In 2010, 39% of Republican statements were "Pants on fire" or "False" compared with just 12% of Democrat statements.[2]

“ PolitiFact.com is a project of the Tampa Bay Times to help you find the truth in Washington and the Obama presidency. ”

PolitiFact is owned by the think tank Poynter Institute.

Questionable Results

Due to their fake non-partisanship, non-biased stance and their use of Democrats as fact checkers, results are not trustworthy. Politifact statements are recycled by the lamestream whether truthful or not.[3] Mitt Romney calls for a Politifact correction.[4] Politifact claims there is no doubt that humans are responsible for Global Warming.[5] PolitiFact gave the biggest "lie of the year" for 2009 to Sarah Palin for saying Obamacare has death panels.[6]

According to PolitiFact, the thin blue line flag that is waved to show support for police is an "anti-Black Lives Matter flag".[7]

See also

References

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