https://twitter.com/KerryCKlein/status/809511756015890432
As Twitchy told you, PolitiFact is among the “fact checkers” partnering with Facebook to identify and bury Fake News. The notion that PolitiFact actually objectively checks facts is ludicrous, of course, but that’s not stopping them from fact-checking their detractors:
1/8 Thanks for all the kudos and support for our fact-checking efforts around fake news. We do it because our readers ask us to.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
2/8 If you don’t know us, we’re neither liberal nor conservative. Our simple goal: Check facts. We always list sources, explain reasoning.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
3/8 Make sure your read our fact-checks for yourself before you decide if we are biased or not.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
4/8 We're transparent about funding. Most of our budget is from FL’s largest newspaper. Grants outlined here: https://t.co/ZxwabbtJ37
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
5/8 Nobody tells us what to fact-check or how to set ratings. We decide for ourselves as independent journalists: https://t.co/trUHWib0Pk
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
6/8 We’re happy about the Facebook partnership because we want to reach readers however we can. Details here: https://t.co/GOpXrRHZjT
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
7/8 We’re committed to fact-checking and we’re not going away. To support us, sign up for our email newsletter: https://t.co/fGVmJ2QgqZ
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
8/8 We believe that providing accurate, independent information empowers democracy. That is our sole aim. Thanks for reading!
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
That’s a lot of facts to digest. So let’s just focus on this one:
2/8 If you don’t know us, we’re neither liberal nor conservative. Our simple goal: Check facts. We always list sources, explain reasoning.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2016
Are you done laughing yet? Take all the time you need.
But if you do know them, they are extremely liberal and uninterested in ideologically inconvenient facts. https://t.co/4TjhdTYhYF
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 15, 2016
This is, quite simply, not true. PolitiFact has a pronounced progressive bias which it only occasionally conquers under immense pressure. https://t.co/uA1sdwVpJQ
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) December 15, 2016
@RameshPonnuru @PolitiFact The most typical characteristic of "extreme liberals" is that they believe themselves to be "objective".
— Andrzej Kozlowski (@akoz33) December 15, 2016
I love how they phrased that. "If you don't know us, you might believe the following absurd self-serving lie."
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 15, 2016
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https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/809511435348885504
Half true https://t.co/2xVFDuJWMS
— Kris Kinder (@kris_kinder) December 15, 2016
.@PolitiFact I rate this tweet "Pants On Fire"
— The Left Hates Free Speech (@EagleGraphs) December 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/JimboDKearney/status/809514203174359041
Lol. You clowns are absolutely liberal! That is an undisputed fact. pic.twitter.com/zYATZTXamU
— na (@DaBearsk) December 15, 2016
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.@PolitiFact pic.twitter.com/t1g7CLkJ43
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) December 15, 2016
PolitiFact may not be good for much, but at least they’re good for a giggle.
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