PolitiFact Pennsylvania published a fact check on May 14, 2020 and used information published after May 10, 2020 to justify a “False” rating it issued to a statement published on May 9, 2020.
PolitiFact’s statement of principles assures readers it judges political claims based on information available when the claim was made. Zebra Fact Check sent notice to PolitiFact about the inconsistency.
Dear Truth-O-Meter,
Your industry-leading statement of principles says you judge the truth of statements according to information available when the statement was made.
PolitiFact Pennsylvania rendered a “False” verdict on a May 9, 2020 statement based entirely on information published after May 10, 2020.
If your principles mean what they say, something is amiss.