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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wonderful. So now, despite numerous awards and accolades for impartiality, because you dislike the result, Politfact must be biased.

The Trump campaign is probably hiring. You could consult for them. [/quote]
In case you hadn't noticed, any time any outlet says something righties don't like, they go on the offensive against that outlet.  I'm even starting to see claims that Fox is part of the "Liberal Media" because they actually dared to engage in reporting critical of Trump.

It's really obvious, and pathetic, and sad.  [/quote]

The hard truth is a fact checker is just a journalist that calls himself/herself a fact checker.  It is a great marketing gimmick.  Most journalists are only human and they have biases.   That is why I get my news from a variety of news sources, both liberal and conservative media. And I see there are very big differences in how the same incident is reported...everything from the type of adjectives/euphenisms used to what quotes/contextual facts are included or left out.  By careful crafting of the narrative, the story can be downplayed or exaggerated very easily.  Also revealing are what stories are chosen to be front page news and what is picked to be buried in back of the paper.

Currently, most journalists are decidedly left-leaning.  This has been established by looking at voter registrations and political party donations.  So yes, that likely means that the fact checkers will tilt left when the "facts" to be judged are in a gray zone or need be interpreted.  I think of this as the difference between grading a multiple choice answer and an essay answer.  The first can be graded right or wrong absolutely, the second can not be so objective.  Most politicans do their best to not be pinned down to anything and so naturally, there is plenty of grey area in interpreting their statements.

Fact checkers are a useful political tool but in my opinion, not a substitute for your own personal critical thinking.

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/10/144974110/political-fact-checking-under-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19113455/ns/politics/t/list-journalists-who-wrote-political-checks/#.V6aNuxQ-BhA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/05/06/just-7-percent-of-journalists-are-republicans-thats-far-less-than-even-a-decade-ago/[/quote]

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