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Feb 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
6 Ways Fact Checkers are Biased
Last updated May 19, 2023
When conducted properly, fact-checking can be used by the public to cut through the polarization around an issue and get right to the facts. But if you look more closely, many fact checks are biased, imbalanced, or incomplete. Why? Fact checks often exhibit as much bias as regular news articles and analyses. Fact checker bias is revealed by the claims they
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Apr 03 2020
News
Report: Experts warn that coronavirus can possibly spread through talking, breathing
Dr. Harvey Fineberg, chairman of a committee with the National Academy of Sciences, says that coronavirus can be also possibly be spread even by talking and breathing.
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Fineberg presented the White House with
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Mar 12 2020
News
White House Officials Allege Speaker Pelosi Pushed To Include Hyde Amendment Loophole Into Coronavirus Stimulus Plan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to include a potential way to guarantee federal funding for abortion into the coronavirus economic stimulus plan, according to multiple senior White House officials.
Speaking to the Daily Caller, those officials alleged that while negotiating the stimulus with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Pelosi tried to lobby for “several” provisions that
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Jul 08 2020
News
Supreme Court Undercuts Access To Birth Control Under Obamacare
The U.S. Supreme Court has made it more difficult for women to get access to birth control as part of their health plans if their employer has a religious or moral objections to contraceptives.
The opinion upheld a Trump administration rule that significantly cut back on the Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers provide free birth control coverage as part of almost all health
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Sep 02 2014
News
The Politics Of Calling In Sick
Got the flu? Or a new baby? Perhaps a little one with chicken pox? In most countries, your employer must pay your wages if you stay home sick or to care for others. Not in America.
But a growing grass-roots movement aims to change that — starting with paid sick leave.
Already the movement has met some success. This past weekend, California became the second state in the country
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Jan 26 2015
News
Here's How Obamacare Is Going To Affect Your Taxes
Taxes are a pain. Health insurance is a pain. This year, Americans will suffer both when they file their income taxes. Ouch.
The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, inserted health insurance into tax season in two ways, affecting nearly all of us. The first is the law's mandate that almost all U.S. residents get health coverage or pay a penalty. The second is the tax-credit subsidy
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Oct 14 2020
News
Trump and Biden will participate in competing town halls on Thursday night after cancellation of second debate
President Donald Trump will participate in a town hall with NBC News on Thursday night, setting up a competing television event with Joe Biden in lieu of a presidential debate in which voters would have seen both presidential candidates engage with each other and discuss issues head-to-head.
Biden is set to appear in an ABC town hall, and both events are scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The two
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May 07 2021
Analysis
If You Want To Fix the Country, Devolve Power
Revived federalism is a start, but it doesn’t go far enough.
It's a given in American politics that partisans become born-again believers in federalism when their faction is out of power in Washington, D.C., only to lose faith in decentralization the next time they win control of Congress and the presidency. Bossing folks around is, after all, a lot more fun than being bossed around. So
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Apr 29 2020
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Coronavirus: Trump orders meatpacking plants to stay open
US President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nation's food supply amid the coronavirus pandemic.
He invoked a Korean War-era law from the 1950s to mandate that the plants continue to function, amid industry warnings of strain on the supply chain.
An estimated 3,300 US meatpacking workers have been diagnosed with coronavirus and 20 have
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Jun 14 2021
News
Wokeness Comes to Philanthropy
It is already politicizing charitable organizations. It may also destroy them.
For people who are worried about whether a new woke ideology has taken over philanthropy, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is that it is everywhere. From the biggest foundations to the smallest nonprofits, an agenda of racial equity and identity politics is pervasive. The good news, though, is
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