Sunday, April 22, 2012

PolitiFact goes to the dogs

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Excerpts:
  • Although the heart of PolitiFact is the Truth-O-Meter, which they use to rate factual claims. author Louis Jacobson assigned no rating to the seemingly straightforward question of whether Obama ate dog.
  • Thus, it is apparent when it comes to stories about Republican presidential candidates eating unusual animals or arguably stressing a dog, PolitiFact has its Truth-O-Meter at the ready. When a Democrat president’s book contains the admission he ate dog, PolitiFact cannot find its Truth-O-Meter. 
  • That this supposed Ministry of Truth is biased is not exactly news. A prior study by the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs found PolitiFact harbored a large bias against Republicans.
Comment:

How to sort out facts from fiction when the truth finders are biased?  Here's a way- if the so called fact finders will not admit their political affiliation, that's a dead giveaway.  If they claim non partisanship, that's a dead giveaway.

Political affiliations should be the first disclosure.  If it is denied or claimed to be nonpartisan, take it with a grain of salt.

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