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Beware of the “Fact Checkers”

August 27, 2020November 16, 2022 James D. Agresti 11659 Views 11 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2020, August 27). Beware of the “Fact Checkers”. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/beware-of-the-fact-checkers

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Agresti, James D. “Beware of the “Fact Checkers”.” Just Facts. 27 August 2020. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/beware-of-the-fact-checkers>.

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James D. Agresti, “Beware of the “Fact Checkers”.” Just Facts. August 27, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/beware-of-the-fact-checkers.

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Agresti, James D. “Beware of the “Fact Checkers”.” Just Facts. August 27, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/beware-of-the-fact-checkers.

…clear message that Kavanaugh’s accusers are probably telling the truth. That’s when a “fact checker” called Snopes stepped in and reported that “the most recent and credible research on this…

Media Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest?

April 24, 2017November 16, 2022 James D. Agresti 39123 Views 40 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2017, April 24). Media Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest? Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-bias-fact-check-incompetent-or-dishonest

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Agresti, James D. “Media Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest?” Just Facts. 24 April 2017. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-bias-fact-check-incompetent-or-dishonest>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Media Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest?” Just Facts. April 24, 2017. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-bias-fact-check-incompetent-or-dishonest.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Media Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest?” Just Facts. April 24, 2017. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-bias-fact-check-incompetent-or-dishonest.

…when describing the left. This is the opposite approach that a fact checker should take, when instead they should be using neutral language. We rate this source Right-Center Bias. Source:…

Substantial Numbers of Non-Citizens Vote Illegally in U.S. Elections

December 15, 2016April 20, 2024 James D. Agresti 17095 Views 44 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2016, December 15). Substantial Numbers of Non-Citizens Vote Illegally in U.S. Elections. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/substantial-numbers-of-non-citizens-vote-illegally-in-u-s-elections

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Agresti, James D. “Substantial Numbers of Non-Citizens Vote Illegally in U.S. Elections.” Just Facts. 15 December 2016. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/substantial-numbers-of-non-citizens-vote-illegally-in-u-s-elections>.

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James D. Agresti, “Substantial Numbers of Non-Citizens Vote Illegally in U.S. Elections.” Just Facts. December 15, 2016. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/substantial-numbers-of-non-citizens-vote-illegally-in-u-s-elections.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Substantial Numbers of Non-Citizens Vote Illegally in U.S. Elections.” Just Facts. December 15, 2016. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/substantial-numbers-of-non-citizens-vote-illegally-in-u-s-elections.

…“virtually no evidence of such improprieties has been discovered.” The Times editorial board then called Trump’s statement “a lie,” and the Washington Post’s Fact Checker declared “this is a bogus…

Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Planning to Legalize Abortion Up To Birth

September 3, 2020November 16, 2022 James D. Agresti 30636 Views 12 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2020, September 3). Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Planning to Legalize Abortion Up To Birth. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/yes-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-are-planning-to-legalize-abortion-up-to-birth

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Agresti, James D. “Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Planning to Legalize Abortion Up To Birth.” Just Facts. 3 September 2020. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/yes-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-are-planning-to-legalize-abortion-up-to-birth>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Planning to Legalize Abortion Up To Birth.” Just Facts. September 3, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/yes-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-are-planning-to-legalize-abortion-up-to-birth.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Planning to Legalize Abortion Up To Birth.” Just Facts. September 3, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/yes-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-are-planning-to-legalize-abortion-up-to-birth.

…Washington Post Fact Checker Trump “mischaracterizes the Democratic Party’s stance on abortion and Biden’s position.” – Unnamed staff at PolitiFact “Biden has not explicitly expressed support for late-term abortions.” –…

USA Today & Facebook Use Slanderous “Fact Check” to Suppress Facts About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens

November 24, 2020April 9, 2024 James D. Agresti 27197 Views 3 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2020, November 24). USA Today & Facebook Use Slanderous “Fact Check” to Suppress Facts About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/usa-today-facebook-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens

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Agresti, James D. “USA Today & Facebook Use Slanderous “Fact Check” to Suppress Facts About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens.” Just Facts. 24 November 2020. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/usa-today-facebook-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “USA Today & Facebook Use Slanderous “Fact Check” to Suppress Facts About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens.” Just Facts. November 24, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/usa-today-facebook-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “USA Today & Facebook Use Slanderous “Fact Check” to Suppress Facts About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens.” Just Facts. November 24, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/usa-today-facebook-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens.

…research. Analogously, biostatisticians are often not medical doctors and yet are of great necessity in studying the effects of public health, disease spread, and drug efficacy. That a “fact checker”…

The Washington Post Grossly Understates the Crime Rate of Illegal Immigrants

April 4, 2019November 16, 2022 James D. Agresti 6728 Views 14 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2019, April 4). The Washington Post Grossly Understates the Crime Rate of Illegal Immigrants. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/the-washington-post-grossly-understates-the-crime-rate-of-illegal-immigrants

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Agresti, James D. “The Washington Post Grossly Understates the Crime Rate of Illegal Immigrants.” Just Facts. 4 April 2019. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/the-washington-post-grossly-understates-the-crime-rate-of-illegal-immigrants>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “The Washington Post Grossly Understates the Crime Rate of Illegal Immigrants.” Just Facts. April 4, 2019. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/the-washington-post-grossly-understates-the-crime-rate-of-illegal-immigrants.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “The Washington Post Grossly Understates the Crime Rate of Illegal Immigrants.” Just Facts. April 4, 2019. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/the-washington-post-grossly-understates-the-crime-rate-of-illegal-immigrants.

…comparisons.” It’s possible this is just an innocent mistake by the Post, but Just Facts alerted the paper’s head “fact checker” and its corrections editor to this falsehood on February…

Smoking Gun: Newly Discovered Emails Confirm Joe Biden Obstructed Justice For His Son’s Foreign Business Deal

August 3, 2022September 16, 2023 James D. Agresti 8715 Views 16 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2022, August 3). Smoking Gun: Newly Discovered Emails Confirm Joe Biden Obstructed Justice For His Son’s Foreign Business Deal. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/smoking-gun-newly-discovered-emails-confirm-joe-biden-obstructed-justice-for-his-sons-foreign-business-deal

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Agresti, James D. “Smoking Gun: Newly Discovered Emails Confirm Joe Biden Obstructed Justice For His Son’s Foreign Business Deal.” Just Facts. 3 August 2022. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/smoking-gun-newly-discovered-emails-confirm-joe-biden-obstructed-justice-for-his-sons-foreign-business-deal>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Smoking Gun: Newly Discovered Emails Confirm Joe Biden Obstructed Justice For His Son’s Foreign Business Deal.” Just Facts. August 3, 2022. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/smoking-gun-newly-discovered-emails-confirm-joe-biden-obstructed-justice-for-his-sons-foreign-business-deal.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Smoking Gun: Newly Discovered Emails Confirm Joe Biden Obstructed Justice For His Son’s Foreign Business Deal.” Just Facts. August 3, 2022. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/smoking-gun-newly-discovered-emails-confirm-joe-biden-obstructed-justice-for-his-sons-foreign-business-deal.

…affair comes from the Washington Post’s lead “Fact Checker,” Glenn Kessler. As alleged evidence that Prosecutor Shokin “was not investigating” the oligarch who was paying Hunter, Kessler claims: In September…

Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden

October 11, 2023October 13, 2023 James D. Agresti 8153 Views 6 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2023, October 11). Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/hard-evidence-warranting-the-impeachment-of-joe-biden

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Agresti, James D. “Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden.” Just Facts. 11 October 2023. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/hard-evidence-warranting-the-impeachment-of-joe-biden>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden.” Just Facts. October 11, 2023. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/hard-evidence-warranting-the-impeachment-of-joe-biden.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden.” Just Facts. October 11, 2023. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/hard-evidence-warranting-the-impeachment-of-joe-biden.

…claim that Shokin wasn’t prosecuting Zlochevskyi aggressively enough for his firing to benefit Zlochevskyi. For a prime example of this shift, the Washington Post’s lead “fact checker” reported in: 2019…

Media Titans Subvert Reality About Biden/Ukraine Profiteering

October 26, 2020January 17, 2024 James D. Agresti 32250 Views 7 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2020, October 26). Media Titans Subvert Reality About Biden/Ukraine Profiteering. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-titans-subvert-reality-about-biden-ukraine-profiteering

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Agresti, James D. “Media Titans Subvert Reality About Biden/Ukraine Profiteering.” Just Facts. 26 October 2020. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-titans-subvert-reality-about-biden-ukraine-profiteering>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Media Titans Subvert Reality About Biden/Ukraine Profiteering.” Just Facts. October 26, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-titans-subvert-reality-about-biden-ukraine-profiteering.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Media Titans Subvert Reality About Biden/Ukraine Profiteering.” Just Facts. October 26, 2020. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-titans-subvert-reality-about-biden-ukraine-profiteering.

…just pure distractions.” The Prosecutor Was Actively Investigating the Oligarch and Hunter One of the more outlandish falsehoods about this affair comes from the Washington Post’s lead “Fact Checker,” Glenn…

Elon Musk is Right and the NY Times is Wrong About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens

February 7, 2024June 25, 2025 James D. Agresti 6023 Views 6 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2024, February 7). Elon Musk is Right and the NY Times is Wrong About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/elon-musk-is-right-and-the-ny-times-is-wrong-about-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens

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Agresti, James D. “Elon Musk is Right and the NY Times is Wrong About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens.” Just Facts. 7 February 2024. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/elon-musk-is-right-and-the-ny-times-is-wrong-about-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Elon Musk is Right and the NY Times is Wrong About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens.” Just Facts. February 7, 2024. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/elon-musk-is-right-and-the-ny-times-is-wrong-about-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Elon Musk is Right and the NY Times is Wrong About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens.” Just Facts. February 7, 2024. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/elon-musk-is-right-and-the-ny-times-is-wrong-about-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens.

…half-truths, and outright falsehoods. On top of this, one “fact checker” leveled slanderous accusations against Ph.D. scholars who conducted and vetted seminal studies on this matter. “The Great Replacement” The…

Washington Post Buried Proof of Joe Biden’s Bribery

September 1, 2023September 25, 2023 James D. Agresti 6779 Views 3 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2023, September 1). Washington Post Buried Proof of Joe Biden’s Bribery. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/washington-post-buried-proof-of-joe-bidens-bribery

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Agresti, James D. “Washington Post Buried Proof of Joe Biden’s Bribery.” Just Facts. 1 September 2023. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/washington-post-buried-proof-of-joe-bidens-bribery>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Washington Post Buried Proof of Joe Biden’s Bribery.” Just Facts. September 1, 2023. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/washington-post-buried-proof-of-joe-bidens-bribery.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Washington Post Buried Proof of Joe Biden’s Bribery.” Just Facts. September 1, 2023. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/washington-post-buried-proof-of-joe-bidens-bribery.

…they exist and are authentic. However, the paper’s lead “fact checker” Glenn Kessler, continues to deny that Joe Biden engaged in bribery and obstructed justice—even though the emails prove that…

Fetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods

May 23, 2016November 16, 2022 James D. Agresti 4140 Views 5 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2016, May 25). Fetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/fetal-pain-facts-and-falsehoods

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Agresti, James D. “Fetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods.” Just Facts. 25 May 2016. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/fetal-pain-facts-and-falsehoods>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Fetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods.” Just Facts. May 25, 2016. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/fetal-pain-facts-and-falsehoods.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Fetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods.” Just Facts. May 25, 2016. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/fetal-pain-facts-and-falsehoods.

…it rests upon factually solid ground. Like many media outlets, some prominent “fact checkers” have also misled the public about this issue, including FactCheck.org and the Washington Post’s Fact Checker….

Communist Positions of Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 James D. Agresti 2358 Views 0 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2025, July 10). Communist Positions of Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/communist-positions-of-zohran-mamdani-and-bernie-sanders

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Agresti, James D. “Communist Positions of Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.” Just Facts. 10 July 2025. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/communist-positions-of-zohran-mamdani-and-bernie-sanders>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Communist Positions of Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.” Just Facts. July 10, 2025. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/communist-positions-of-zohran-mamdani-and-bernie-sanders.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Communist Positions of Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.” Just Facts. July 10, 2025. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/communist-positions-of-zohran-mamdani-and-bernie-sanders.

By James D. Agresti July 10, 2025 Credits: lev radin/Shutterstock.com and LiamMurphyPics/Shutterstock.com Overview PolitiFact, a so-called “fact checker,” claims it is “false” that New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran…

PolitiFact Covers Up Biden’s Role in the Murder of Laken Riley

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 James D. Agresti 4373 Views 2 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2024, March 12). PolitiFact Covers Up Biden’s Role in the Murder of Laken Riley. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-covers-up-bidens-role-in-the-murder-of-laken-riley

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Agresti, James D. “PolitiFact Covers Up Biden’s Role in the Murder of Laken Riley.” Just Facts. 12 March 2024. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-covers-up-bidens-role-in-the-murder-of-laken-riley>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “PolitiFact Covers Up Biden’s Role in the Murder of Laken Riley.” Just Facts. March 12, 2024. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-covers-up-bidens-role-in-the-murder-of-laken-riley.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “PolitiFact Covers Up Biden’s Role in the Murder of Laken Riley.” Just Facts. March 12, 2024. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-covers-up-bidens-role-in-the-murder-of-laken-riley.

By James D. Agresti March 12, 2024 Credit: Laken Riley’s Facebook account Overview The “fact checker” PolitiFact asserts that President Biden had nothing to do with the murder of a…

Obamacare’s Effects on Wages

February 13, 2014November 16, 2022 James D. Agresti 2919 Views 4 Comments

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Agresti, J. D. (2014, February 13). Obamacare’s Effects on Wages. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/obamacares-effects-on-wages

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Agresti, James D. “Obamacare’s Effects on Wages.” Just Facts. 13 February 2014. Web. 17 July 2025.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/obamacares-effects-on-wages>.

Chicago (for footnotes)

James D. Agresti, “Obamacare’s Effects on Wages.” Just Facts. February 13, 2014. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/obamacares-effects-on-wages.

Chicago (for bibliographies)

Agresti, James D. “Obamacare’s Effects on Wages.” Just Facts. February 13, 2014. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/obamacares-effects-on-wages.

…wages: • Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post‘s “Fact Checker”: “Fewer workers initially would lead to higher wages as employers competed to hire people.” • Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist, Princeton…