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Poynter: A Florida gag order on climate change?

By Bryan W. White | December 26, 2016 - 12:04 pm |December 29, 2016 Commentary, Meta Fact Checks

Note (Dec. 29, 2016): We have updated this item in response to a critique from Aaron Huertas, the main target of our criticism. Find a … Continue reading →

PolitiFact California walks back its ‘conversion therapy’ ruling

By Bryan W. White | December 3, 2016 - 3:58 pm |December 3, 2016 Commentary, Meta Fact Checks

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On July 29, 2016, we fact checked PolitiFact California’s ruling finding it “True” that Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence once advocated diverting federal money … Continue reading →

Is context optional at PolitiFact?

By Bryan W. White | December 2, 2016 - 3:54 pm |December 2, 2016 Commentary, Meta Fact Checks, Uncategorized

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If it’s about Trump it’s too good to check? Fact checkers in 2016 (not to mention 2015) showed a tendency to take vague statements from … Continue reading →

Fact checkers awry on Trump and nuclear proliferation

By Bryan W. White | November 23, 2016 - 10:22 pm |November 26, 2016 Fact Checks, Meta Fact Checks

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“Donald Trump has repeatedly said he is OK with more countries having nukes.” —Headline from LA Times fact check, Oct. 4, 2016 “Donald … Continue reading →

Snopes’ ‘Mixture’ ruling on Mike Pence and ‘conversion therapy’

By Bryan W. White | November 1, 2016 - 2:27 pm |November 1, 2016 Fact Checks, Meta Fact Checks

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“Mike Pence once supported the use of federal funding to treat people ‘seeking to change their sexual behavior.’” —Snopes.com, from a fact check published on … Continue reading →

Live fact-checking: What could go wrong?

By Bryan W. White | October 10, 2016 - 8:29 am |October 10, 2016 Commentary, Meta Fact Checks

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The mainstream fact checkers can’t seem to wait to grasp one of the Holy Grails of fact-checking: Live fact-checking. The problem? Live fact-checking leads directly … Continue reading →

Traffic stops, racism, Tim Kaine, and PolitiFact

By Bryan W. White | October 7, 2016 - 7:25 am |October 7, 2016 Fact Checks, Meta Fact Checks

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“Kaine said Castile was stopped by police 40 or 50 times before the time when he was fatally wounded. According to multiple independent press reports, … Continue reading →

Murders up or down under Mayor DeBlasio?

By Bryan W. White | October 2, 2016 - 2:25 pm |October 2, 2016 Fact Checks, Meta Fact Checks

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“Donald Trump off-base in saying murders are up in New York City” —PolitiFact headline, Sept. 27, 2016 Overview Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said … Continue reading →

Lauren Carroll, PolitiFact botch the “Trump Effect”

By Bryan W. White | September 7, 2016 - 10:22 am |October 4, 2016 Fact Checks, Meta Fact Checks

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“They asked about 2,000 K-12 teachers who reported in large part that they were seeing an increase in bullying, especially among immigrants, children of immigrants … Continue reading →

PolitiFact’s ‘Trump Effect’ failures

By Bryan W. White | August 31, 2016 - 4:16 pm |September 1, 2016 Commentary, Meta Fact Checks

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On Aug. 26, 2016, mainstream fact checker PolitiFact published a spectacularly awful examination of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton’s claim that teachers were reporting … Continue reading →

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Poynter: A Florida gag order on climate change?

PolitiFact California walks back its ‘conversion therapy’ ruling

Is context optional at PolitiFact?

Fact checkers awry on Trump and nuclear proliferation

Snopes’ ‘Mixture’ ruling on Mike Pence and ‘conversion therapy’

Live fact-checking: What could go wrong?

Traffic stops, racism, Tim Kaine, and PolitiFact

Murders up or down under Mayor DeBlasio?

Lauren Carroll, PolitiFact botch the “Trump Effect”

PolitiFact’s ‘Trump Effect’ failures

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