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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
AllSides StaffApr 22 2022
Perspectives Blog
Conservatives Feel Blamed, Shamed and Ostracized by the Media
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Doron Taussig and Anthony M. Nadler of Ursinus College. The writers' bias has not been rated.
Tune in to a conservative podcast or scroll through conservative Facebook feeds and there is a decent chance you’ll encounter the terms “mainstream media,” “liberal media”
"The Conversation" ContributorApr 02 2020
News
A Bronx Hospital Is Demanding Psychiatrists Come In to Skype Patients
Despite a New York state mandate that companies allow as many employees as possible to work from home, the Montefiore Medical Center, an academic hospital located in the Bronx, is continuing to have "nonessential" workers at the Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) come into the office, much to the concern of the employees themselves.
Once there, many
ViceJun 23 2020
News
Police thwart attempt by protesters to topple statue of Andrew Jackson near White House
Protesters attempted to topple a bronze statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park next to the White House on Monday night but were thwarted when police intervened.
The scene unfolded dramatically as hundreds of demonstrators protesting police brutality locked arms around the statue in Lafayette Square shortly before 8 p.m., while chanting, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Andrew Jackson’s got to
Washington PostAug 24 2021
Analysis
The FDA Really Did Have to Take This Long
If vaccine approval feels maddeningly scrupulous, that’s because the alternative is worse.
After months of anticipation, Americans have a fully licensed COVID-19 vaccine. Today, the FDA announced the approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s shot for people 16 and older—the first complete thumbs-up among the three vaccines available in the U.S.
The pervasive mood has been: Finally. Pfizer’s
The AtlanticSep 28 2012
Opinion
Government’s Proper Role in Creating Jobs: Top Five Actions to Take
America needs jobs. A government committed to free enterprise, limited government, and individual freedom, and not to more borrowing and spending, can properly help. To help unleash the private sector to invest and create jobs, Congress should promptly take five specific actions: enact the New Flat Tax, free America's energy resources, grant effective free trade negotiating authority, stop
The Heritage FoundationJul 20 2021
News
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Makes Picks for Jan. 6 Panel
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) chose five Republican lawmakers to serve on the Democrat-led select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, ahead of the panel’s first hearing later this month.
Mr. McCarthy tapped Rep. Jim Banks (R., Ind.), chair of the Republican Study Committee, a group of the most conservative House Republicans, to serve as the
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 22 2020
News
Gun-Rights Group Files Suit Challenging Coronavirus Shutdown
A top gun-rights group is challenging the state-ordered shutdown of "non-essential" businesses because of the coronavirus outbreak, and leading Second Amendment advocates say more could be in store.
Brandon Combs, president of the Firearms Policy Coalition, said his group filed a case on Friday asking the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to block Democratic governor Tom Wolf from including
Washington Free BeaconMar 19 2020
News
All Californians, Nearly 40 Million People, Have Been Ordered To Stay Home To Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus
All Californians, nearly 40 million people, have been ordered to stay at home except for when it is absolutely necessary for them to leave "until further notice" to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the order late Thursday just an hour after officials in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the US, issued a similar mandate. Earlier
BuzzFeed NewsJul 01 2024
Headline Roundup
What’s the Latest on the Bird Flu Outbreak?
Officials at U.S. regulatory agencies have continued investigating a recent outbreak of H5N1, also known as bird flu, in cattle.
The Details: Last Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the strain of bird flu spreading through dairy cows was only transmissible through udders, not respiratory droplets. Then, on Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration said bird flu had made
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