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Media Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest?

…Check cannot be taken seriously. From Just Facts president Jim Agresti to Media Bias Fact Check 4/25/2017 Dear Media Bias Fact Check, Our institute has found materially misleading assertions in… Continue reading →

False Arguments Against Evidence of Vote Fraud

…data on 339 self-declared non-citizens among 32,800 people who participated in a 2008 Harvard/YouGov survey. The “fact checking” organization Snopes argues that this peer-reviewed paper and Just Facts’ study are… Continue reading →

Beware of the “Fact Checkers”

…out one from other? Well, some people who call themselves “fact checkers” claim to have the answer. They say, “Trust us.” But all-too-often, they fail to get even basic facts… Continue reading →

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… Continue reading →

FactCheck.org’s Double Standards on the Stimulus

By James D. Agresti and Schuyler Dugle January 20, 2012 FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Its mission is to “apply… Continue reading →

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

…hearer to think he means something quite different.” Thus, in the writings of fact checkers at NPR, FactCheck.org, the New York Times, PolitiFact, and the Washington Post: “not supporting abortions… Continue reading →

FactCheck.org Misrepresents the Dangers of Carbon Dioxide

By James D. Agresti March 15, 2012 FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Its mission is to “apply the best practices… Continue reading →

Does the Affordable Care Act Ration Medicare?

…its powers. Furthermore, FactCheck.org, an organization with a mission to “reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics,” recently declared it is “far from accurate” to claim that… Continue reading →

FactCheck Abets False Obama Claim About Romney’s Taxes

…been backed by FactCheck.org. In reality, when one accounts for all federal taxes and all sources of income, Romney—like the vast majority of financially successful individuals—pays a markedly higher federal… Continue reading →

Hurricanes, Rainfall, and Climate Change

…this situation with Hurricane Harvey.” In the same vein, FactCheck.org science writer Vanessa Schipani asserted that global warming “makes intense storms like Harvey more likely to occur.” In support of… Continue reading →

Rape Facts and Falsehoods

…1,000 respondents who say they have been whistled at has a ±3.1 percentage point error. This is something that certain reporters and “fact checkers” don’t seem to understand. However, surveys… Continue reading →

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…. Continue reading →

Media Promotes Junk Science on Fetal Pain

…experts, and we conclude … that definitive claims regarding pain perception at 20 weeks are unfounded.” – Dave Levitan of FactCheck.org Just Facts has previously detailed facts from numerous medical… Continue reading →

Clinton and Obama’s Brazen Lie About the Iraq Withdrawal

…has made the same claim, and many media outlets have published stories saying he is correct, such as the Washington Post, Salon, FactCheck.org, and PolitiFact, the last two of which… Continue reading →

Did Bush Lie About Weapons of Mass Destruction?

…similar statements to this effect both before and after Bush took office. Yet, Snopes.com, a website ostensibly dedicated to debunking urban legends, has tried to diminish their import by noting… Continue reading →

PolitiFact’s Deceptive Report on Illegal Voting by Non-Citizens

…D. Agresti, who directed her to an article documenting the donations of Schaffner and Luks. Indoctrination Instead of Fact Checking In her analysis, Sherman devotes 300+ words to the views… Continue reading →

Tax Fairness Question at GOP Debate Rooted in Falsehood Spread by Media

…the New York Times, CBS News, Agence France-Presse, PolitiFact, and FactCheck.org. Newspapers have also given the platform of their op-ed pages for others to spread these untruths, including Warren Buffett,… Continue reading →

The Tax Rates of Wall Streeters and Steelworkers

…of those who have done this includes the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, Newsmax, the Providence Journal, the New York Times, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, CBS, and Agence France-Presse. As a result… Continue reading →

Visa Overstays Don’t Negate the Benefits of Border Barriers

…when their visas expire. No matter how strong or tall a wall may be, it cannot stop this activity. Those who make that claim—including many media outlets and “fact checkers”—are… Continue reading →

The Term “Carbon Pollution” Is Unscientific and Misleading

…pollutants and greenhouse gases. Moreover, media outlets that consciously engage in this practice blur a critical distinction between journalism and activism. Additional reading: FactCheck.org misrepresents the dangers of carbon dioxide… Continue reading →

The Impact of Obamacare and Ryancare on Medicare

…Medicare is highly dependent upon general revenues not financed by Medicare taxes. In 2010, for example, 39% of Medicare funding came from general revenues. Conversely, PolitiFact and FactCheck.org are claiming… Continue reading →

Support for “Soaking the Rich” Is Rooted in Media Misinformation

…includes the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, Newsmax, the Providence Journal, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, CBS News, and Agence France-Presse. Comprehensive, accurate tax rates must account for all… Continue reading →

Warren Buffett’s Fraudulent Tax Claims

…Buffett’s rhetoric remotely plausible. Buffett is not the only person to use these deceptive accounting methods. The Obama campaign, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, and former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich have all… Continue reading →

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AOC’s Pitch for the Green New Deal Is Unhinged From Reality

…Yet in accord with misinformation spread by politicians, educators, journalists, fact checkers, and environmental activists, 41% of voters believe that the air in the United States is now more polluted… Continue reading →

Donald Trump and the Media Agree on Middle-Class Income, and They are Both Wrong

…2000.” Many “fact checkers” of Trump’s speech declared this statement to be true, including those of the New York Times, PolitiFact, Vox, and NPR. In reality, the data cited by… Continue reading →

Illegal Immigrants Are Far More Likely to Commit Serious Crimes Than the U.S. Public

…it’s not true. In response, the Associated Press published a “fact check“ claiming that illegal immigrants are more law-abiding than the general public. Various media outlets, such as the New… Continue reading →

Wash Post Repeatedly Botches Fact Check of Trump’s State of the Union Address

…error-ridden fact check of President Trump’s State of the Union address. Written by Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, and Meg Kelly, it contains an array of half-truths, straw men, and outright… Continue reading →

The U.S. is a Democratic Constitutional Republic, and Yes, It Matters

…a Change.org petition signed by more than 75,000 people claims that the standards “would eliminate references to climate change.” In fact, the older standards contain only one reference to climate… Continue reading →

Hunger Games: Reporters and Pundits Greatly Exaggerate Hunger in America

…World Vision (and a few other organizations) regarding the report and statistics, and they focused their answers less on the numbers and more on efforts to address the problem: http://www.worldvision.org… Continue reading →

Media and Politicians Twist Trump’s Words About Charlottesville

…website ItsGoingDown.org contains a printable poster that equates Trump supporters with Nazis and likens antifa to the World War II soldiers who fought the Nazis. This is ironic given that… Continue reading →