Mr. Friscus
Governor
They rely on media for their "truth". Let's compare how fact-checkers review Joe Biden vs. how they review Donald Trump..
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/12/fact-checkers_rely_heavily_on_media_reports_for_truth_141239.html
Wow, that really sheds a light on how Fact Checking has become so biased in favor of the left. They rely on a field (journalism and media) that is 90% left to decide what is "true".
I mean, look at the differences between Biden and Trump.
I'm not saying it's right.. but it makes sense. It's nice to see someone pop the hood so we can see what's underneath.
Joe Biden:
Donald Trump
68% of their Trump verdicts in the last four months have relied upon news reports in some way.
Across all claims from any source, here's how much they relied at least in part on a news report to justify its verdict,
In all, 76% of the claims across the five fact-checkers relied in some way on journalism to justify their findings.
43% of the verdicts relied in some part on a news article to justify their finding.
41% of PolitiFact’s sources were media
11% of the Washington Post’s
FactCheck.org relied primarily on candidate websites, government information and previous fact checks.
41% of PolitiFact’s sources were media
11% of the Washington Post’s
FactCheck.org relied primarily on candidate websites, government information and previous fact checks.
Donald Trump
68% of their Trump verdicts in the last four months have relied upon news reports in some way.
67% of the Washington Post’s sources being media reports
60% of Snopes'
45% of the New York Times’
30% of FactCheck.org’s
25% of PolitiFact’s.
60% of Snopes'
45% of the New York Times’
30% of FactCheck.org’s
25% of PolitiFact’s.
Across all claims from any source, here's how much they relied at least in part on a news report to justify its verdict,
91% of Snopes
81% of PolitiFact
78% of the Washington Post
57% of FactCheck.org
47% of the New York Times
81% of PolitiFact
78% of the Washington Post
57% of FactCheck.org
47% of the New York Times
In all, 76% of the claims across the five fact-checkers relied in some way on journalism to justify their findings.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/12/fact-checkers_rely_heavily_on_media_reports_for_truth_141239.html
Wow, that really sheds a light on how Fact Checking has become so biased in favor of the left. They rely on a field (journalism and media) that is 90% left to decide what is "true".
I mean, look at the differences between Biden and Trump.
I'm not saying it's right.. but it makes sense. It's nice to see someone pop the hood so we can see what's underneath.