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…
Read moreFactCheck.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…
Read moreDoes 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…
Read moreFactCheck 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…
Read moreHurricanes, 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…
Read moreYes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Planning to Legalize Abortion Up To Birth
…Robert Farley, D’Angelo Gore, Jessica McDonald, Brooks Jackson and Rem Rieder of FactCheck.org “Democrats support abortion rights, but that does not mean they call for women to have an unfettered…
Read moreMedia 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…
Read moreWarren 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…
Read moreFetal Pain Facts and Falsehoods
…certainty, 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…
Read moreClinton 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreMedia Bias Fact Check: Incompetent or Dishonest?
…article about tax cuts paying for themselves. Likewise, your review of FactCheck.org does not criticize it for using such rhetoric, even though its two most recent headlines say that Trump:…
Read moreSupport 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…
Read moreTax 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,…
Read moreCovid-19 Is Not a “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated”
…Times, FactCheck.org, Yahoo News, and WebMD. The article claims the AP conducted an “analysis” that found only 1.1% of all C-19 hospitalizations and 0.8% of C-19 deaths in May were…
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