Beware of the “Fact Checkers”
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<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…
Read moreMedia Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest?
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-bias-fact-check-incompetent-or-dishonest>.
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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.
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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.
…evidence of its untrustworthiness, Media Bias Fact Check has declared that PolitiFact “is the gold standard for political fact checking.” To the contrary, Just Facts has documented that PolitiFact has…
Read moreSubstantial Numbers of Non-Citizens Vote Illegally in U.S. Elections
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<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.
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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.
…in the Post, and the Fact Checker linked to their article. PolitiFact, another popular fact checking organization, also published a misleading analysis of this issue. This pertains to the number…
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USA Today & Facebook Use Slanderous “Fact Check” to Suppress Facts About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/usa-today-facebook-illegal-voting-by-non-citizens>.
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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.
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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. 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”…
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Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Planning to Legalize Abortion Up To Birth
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/yes-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-are-planning-to-legalize-abortion-up-to-birth>.
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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.
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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.” –…
Read moreThe Washington Post Grossly Understates the Crime Rate of Illegal Immigrants
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/the-washington-post-grossly-understates-the-crime-rate-of-illegal-immigrants>.
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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.
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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…
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Media Titans Subvert Reality About Biden/Ukraine Profiteering
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/media-titans-subvert-reality-about-biden-ukraine-profiteering>.
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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.
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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.
…Post’s lead “Fact Checker,” Glenn Kessler. He claims that the chief prosecutor (Viktor Shokin) who was sacked at the behest of Biden “was not investigating” the oligarch’s company (Burisma) at…
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Fetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/fetal-pain-facts-and-falsehoods>.
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James D. Agresti, “Fetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods.” Just Facts. May 25, 2016. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/fetal-pain-facts-and-falsehoods.
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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….
Read moreObamacare’s Effects on Wages
James D. Agresti
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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. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/obamacares-effects-on-wages>.
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James D. Agresti, “Obamacare’s Effects on Wages.” Just Facts. February 13, 2014. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/obamacares-effects-on-wages.
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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…
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PolitiFact Warps Reality About Left-Wing Activist Inciting Capitol Riot
James D. Agresti and Anna Lynn
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Agresti, J. D., & Lynn, A. (2021, February 1). PolitiFact Warps Reality About Left-Wing Activist Inciting Capitol Riot. Retrieved from https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-warps-reality-about-left-wing-activist-inciting-capitol-riot
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Agresti, James D., and Lynn, Anna. “PolitiFact Warps Reality About Left-Wing Activist Inciting Capitol Riot.” Just Facts. 1 February 2021. Web. 30 July 2021.<https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-warps-reality-about-left-wing-activist-inciting-capitol-riot>.
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James D. Agresti, and Anna Lynn, “PolitiFact Warps Reality About Left-Wing Activist Inciting Capitol Riot.” Just Facts. February 1, 2021. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-warps-reality-about-left-wing-activist-inciting-capitol-riot.
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Agresti, James D., and Lynn, Anna. “PolitiFact Warps Reality About Left-Wing Activist Inciting Capitol Riot.” Just Facts. February 1, 2021. https://www.justfactsdaily.com/politifact-warps-reality-about-left-wing-activist-inciting-capitol-riot.
…fact–checker to police and censor other people’s Facebook posts. Just Facts has questioned Facebook about the lack of accountability for their so-called fact-checkers, but Facebook has repeatedly evaded answering these…
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