Is PolitiFact Biased? You decide!

[Zomis]

I think they are, I see it all the time.

[anon5123]

Is OP biased? You decide!

Anyone can go on Politifact, find a bunch of "trues" for one side and a bunch of "false"s for another. This proves nothing.

[Deletedaccount1]

Is OP biased? You decide!

Anyone can go on Politifact, find a bunch of "trues" for one side and a bunch of "false"s for another. This proves nothing.

Not really since they usually give liberals a pass.

[Derpleton]

It's clearly biased but of course that must mean anything they say is fact

[Fibh]

Is OP biased? You decide!

Anyone can go on Politifact, find a bunch of "trues" for one side and a bunch of "false"s for another. This proves nothing.

It proves they should change their name atleast, since they don't seem to know what the word 'fact' means.

[callipygoustp]

LOL I love the crazy wingnut contingent that exists on mmo-c. Threads like this make me actually let loose an audible laugh.

[Deletedaccount1]

The method they use of screening a result is stupid too. Something is either true or it isn't. When something has 1 truth and 1 falsehood, it is a half truth.

[TrumpIsPresident]

They have a strong tendency to avoid reviewing things that yield a "false" rating if it comes from the left.

But then any site that ranks what a politician says as "true" is bullshit since all politicians are lying all the time either blatantly, by omission, by not holding to their promises, etc.

[Deletedaccount1]

LOL I love the crazy wingnut contingent that exists on mmo-c. Threads like this make me actually let loose an audible laugh.

Not really.

I'm not a Republican or a conservative but this is pretty egregious reporting.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...icide-victims/

[ControlWarrior]

Its just like statistics, numbers and in this case opinions can be contorted into whatever point you want to convey. Are they biased? Yes, but only because they share similar view points with many democratic politicians. They might not even realize they are doing it either. I wouldn't put much stock in anything they report. Do the research yourself.

[Garnier Fructis]

There's really two possibilities here. Either politifact is biased, or one side lies more.

The latter option is unfathomable to people on the 'lie more' side. The idea that two sides lie equally is just idiotic.

[callipygoustp]

Not really.

I'm not a Republican or a conservative but this is pretty egregious reporting.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...icide-victims/

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

[Deletedaccount1]

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Indeed.

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[Kaeth]

That infographic is well made and nice looking. But where's the cherry tree you picked these examples from?

[Shibito]

Cant even read what it says about anyone

[Deletedaccount1]

Some pretty nice treatment towards the president that I just found.

http://www.politifact.com/texas/stat...nced-democrac/

How can that possibly be half true? Most developed African, Asian and Eastern European countries are democracies too and the US is the only one that makes it hard for people to vote?

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...cted-country-/

Of course it isn't. Trump would get pants on fire for saying that, as anyone should.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...us-better-now/

Among who? Russia and China hate America more now. The Middle East hates us arguably just as much. I don't really understand how that can be anything more than a half truth.

These are just things I've found in my first five minutes on the site.

[Kaleredar]

Or maybe one political side has prominent figures that lie more.

Ever think of that? I mean, you're hand waving off politifact's assertions, which they back up with their own arguments, without any arguments of your own.

In this case, the burden of proof falls on you to refute the evidence they've presented.

[Deletedaccount1]

There's really two possibilities here. Either politifact is biased, or one side lies more.

The latter option is unfathomable to people on the 'lie more' side. The idea that two sides lie equally is just idiotic.

Republicans probably lie more in general but my general view is:

Republicans lie through their teeth on social issues because stats usually don't back up social conservatism (sometimes they do).

Democrats lie through their teeth on economic issues because they rely heavily on blaming neoliberalism for economic problems while supporting blind Keynesian solutions.

[Damajin]

All the people pictured in that graphic look like liars and two bit snake oil hustlers, perfect for a 'fact checking' website that leans Democrat.

Politifact is a known shitstain of a website, nothing newsworthy here.

[Kapadons]

I'm not certain any news or media outlet is unbiased. Is there one?

My local news is pretty solid about reporting something without adding all the social commentary and slant. Like "2 people shot in the mall today" but they also decide what they want to report on which could easily be used to sway public opinion/knowledge