Monthly Archive: May 2014
Bryan W. White
May 30, 2014
“Palin wrote on Facebook, “As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government’s Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not.” … Palin’s claim is False.” —PunditFact, from a May 28, 2014 fact check of Sarah Palin Overview PunditFact’s ruling hints it used zombie-like research methods to fact-check Palin, followed by zombie-like stubbornness in refusing…
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Bryan W. White
May 28, 2014
“Myth: Women don’t really make less money than men in the workplace, they just make different choices.” —The Democratic National Committee, ~Jan. 2014 on its “Your Republican Uncle” website Overview Women clearly affect their incomes through their job choices. It’s less clear women make less money than men for doing the same job. The DNC apparently wants people to…
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Bryan W. White
May 20, 2014
We ran across a fact check from May of 2013 recently while looking at search hits on the 97 percent consensus claim. The Washington Post Fact Checker, Glenn Kessler, gave four “Pinocchios” to a Republican who denied a scientific consensus on the role of humans in driving climate change. Kessler’s fact check topped the list of search engine hits. That…
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Bryan W. White
May 16, 2014
“Most people on the individual market are getting more benefits under the law. At worst, they’re paying more to get more, though in many cases they’re actually paying less.” —PolitiFact, from a March 20, 2014 fact check of an Americans for Prosperity ad. Overview Is “Fact Checkers for Mendacity” the answer to Americans For Prosperity? The Facts The political…
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Bryan W. White
May 11, 2014
“The ad certainly leaves the impression (Andrea) Kodad had to give up her plan. Given the circumstances, her tale of woe from November seems rather out of date.” —Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post Fact Checker, in a column from May 7, 2014 Overview The Washington Post Fact Checker fails to offer charitable interpretation to an Obamacare attack ad, with…
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Bryan W. White
May 10, 2014
“Myth: Obamacare only adds to the deficit, and it’s going to bankrupt this country.” —Democratic National Committee, Nov. 27, 2013, on its “Your Republican Uncle” website Overview Obamacare raises revenue, increases spending and decreases projected spending on net. The increased spending adds to the deficit, meaning that the revenue increase and the reductions in projected spending have a relatively…
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Bryan W. White
May 7, 2014
“It’s too soon to say that Obama has deported more people than any other president. But with the information available, it looks like he’s on track to do so. We rate her claim Half True.” —PolitiFact, summarizing a March 9, 2014 fact check of National Council of La Raza president Janet Murguía Overview PolitiFact’s balancing act on President Barack Obama’s…
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