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Feb 25 2014
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The Latest Obama Claim to Receive "Four Pinocchios" by Washington Post Fact-Checker
The Washington Posts fact checker on Monday awarded President Barack Obama with a flunking grade for claiming recently that approximately 7 million Americans now have access to health care for the first time because of Medicaid expansion.
The BlazeSep 06 2012
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Clinton And Other Dems Did Some Cherry-Picking, Fact Checkers Say
Good morning.
Just as they did during the Republican National Convention, independent fact checkers are watching and listening to what's said at the Democratic National Convention. While they aren't yet slamming the Democrats for fudging their facts, they are finding some claims that don't add up or are misleading, both Tuesday night and again on Wednesday:
— "When former
NPR (Online News)Oct 09 2012
News
Obama's Debate Claims On Tax Writeoffs For Offshoring Hold Up: Fact Checkers
In a testy exchange during last week's presidential debate, Mitt Romney suggested that a certain tax break criticized by President Barack Obama didn't even exist.
Obama said he wanted to "close those loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas. I want to provide tax breaks for companies that are investing here in the United States."
"I have
HuffPostApr 18 2022
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Washington Post fact-checker declines to give Biden ‘Pinocchios’ for blaming 70% of inflation on Putin
Despite the Washington Post admitting in their latest fact check they "were tempted to award Two Pinocchios" for a recent quote from President Joe Biden on inflation, they ultimately declined and said, "[W]e will leave this unrated and let readers decide for themselves."
Despite the Washington Post admitting in their latest fact check they "were tempted to award Two Pinocchios" for a
Fox News (Online News)Sep 19 2020
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Facebook Censors Conservative Ads, Even Though Fact Checkers Admit They Could Be True
Dealing in a “fact check” rife with obscure language, Facebook has censored a conservative ad critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
The latest example of the deceptive censorship practice came when a pro-Trump super PAC launched an ad on Facebook Aug. 4. After being slapped with a misleading “mostly false” rating by PolitiFact, the 30-second video — which includes a
CBNMay 26 2020
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Democrat Media Complex's 'Fact-Checkers' Missed the DOJ's Charges of Attempted Election Fraud
Twitter relied on the Democrat Media Complex's so-called "fact-checkers" to say that election fraud isn't a concern with absentee voting, also referred to as mail-in voting. What's ironic is the added the fact check on the very same day the Department of Justice pressed charges against a mail carrier for none other than attempted voter fraud.
Pendleton County West Virginia mail carrier
TownhallDec 30 2021
Analysis
Facebook Said My Article Was 'False Information.' Now the Fact-Checkers Admit They Were Wrong.
On Monday, I received a rather curious notification on Facebook. A friend alerted me that when she tried to share a recent article of mine, the social media site automatically blurred the accompanying image, replacing it with the ominous declaration that the link contained "false information checked by independent fact-checkers."
The article in question was this one: "The Study That
ReasonApr 15 2024
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Detroit's RenCen history dates back to 1977: Key facts about GM's downtown HQ
With reports that General Motors is looking to move some of its office staff to Dan Gilbert's new Hudson's site development, here are key facts about the automaker's current headquarters — the iconic Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit. The RenCen consists of seven towers, of which GM owns the original five. The original structure opened in 1977 and consists of four 39-story office towers
Detroit Free PressOct 18 2018
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In Facebook’s Effort to Fight Fake News, Human Fact-Checkers Struggle to Keep Up
The social network’s algorithms scan billions of posts each day in hopes of flagging misinformation before it goes viral; humans can’t keep up.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 16 2021
Analysis
‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back
Fact-checkers emphasized Tuesday the importance of collaboration in protecting election integrity and fighting back against false accusations of fraud.
Speaking at Tuesday’s IFCN Talk, Gilberto Scofield Jr., business and development director for the Brazillian fact-checking organization Agência Lupa, said national elections in 2018 revealed the power of social media to attack the
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