Thursday, March 29, 2018

EXPOSING THE BIAS OF FACT-CHECKERS

   Sometimes you have to check the fact-checkers.
   More and more, major news outlets are relying on “fact checkers” to, allegedly, ensure that the news is factual, sources are reliable, and statements are accurate.
   In theory, this is admirable. In practice, it has proven to be simply another opportunity for the media to push their leftist agenda.
   Fact checking groups — such as PolitiFact — routinely cast judgments while failing to disclose their own left-wing bias. Their allies in the media try to cast these groups as neutral third parties when, in fact, they are card-carrying members of the liberal echo chamber.
   It’s no wonder that the public has so little faith in the fact-checkers. A 2016 Rasmussen poll found that an astonishing 62% of American voters think the fact-checkers are biased.

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