FactCheck.org Falsely Claims Trump is Wrong on Peace Prize
Image: PHR.org In a Robert Farley piece titled "Trump’s Nobel Nonsense", FactCheck.org ("FCO") falsely presents media coverage, makes a false claim of Trump's statement based on a relative opinion and interpretation, and completely misquotes President Donald Trump subsequently falsely calling his statement premature. FactCheck.org spends several paragraphs denouncing the importance of the nomination and criticizes Trump and others for mentioning it, however this may not have been the intention. They state, not once, b…
FactCheck.org's 2020 Whoppers Makes False Claims
Image: MyFico FactCheck.org published its "Whoppers of 2020" article which contained 4 whoppers of its own in misleading or false claims of false claims. Claim 1: False Claims of a “Rigged” Election. The fact checker claims, again, that no evidence of fraud exists and all claims of fraudulent activity were bogus. We've previously addressed this, essentially debunking the "no evidence" claims in great detail. Further they fail to mention that most, if not all, cases that were dismissed in court were done so for procedur…
FactCheck.org and Others Make Inaccurate Claim of "Baseless" Voter Fraud
Image: Factbase Mimicking what many media outlets have been saying since November 4th, FactCheck.org has joined the false claim of "baseless" and "no evidence of" voter fraud in a recent article under it's FACTCHECK POSTS category. To first address the talking point of "baseless" voter fraud and "no evidence" of voter fraud, there are over a thousand affidavits signed under the penalty of perjury that state otherwise. Under federal law his is legally admissible as evidence in federal court. Moreove…
CNN Falsely Claims GSA Spokesperson's Election Comparison is Inaccurate
In an article titled "Trump agency tasked with transition process has yet to recognize Biden's victory", CNN flatly states that GSA Spokesperson Pamela Pennington inaccurately compared the 2020 election to the election of 2000. Pennington told CNN that "An ascertainment has not yet been made" and apparently compared the 2020 election to the 2000 election. An ascertainment is required to release funds to aide in the Presidential transition, in this case the transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. CNN appea…
POLITIFACT Falsy Claims "Austin is not one of the most dangerous cities in Texas"
On October 28th, 2020, during a press conference, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that: “...the city of Austin is a disaster ... A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.” Shortly thereafter, POLITIFACT published an article ⁵ titled "No, Austin is not one of the most dangerous cities in Texas, let alone in the U.S." and in doing so, made an inaccurate false claim. POLITIFACT gave the statement a "pants-on-fire" rating which the highest ranking on their platform's TRUTH-O-M…
CNN's Falsely Alleges "avalanche of repeat lies at first presidential debate"
Image credit: NY Pos t On October 1st, CNN published an article titled "Trump unleashes avalanche of repeat lies at first presidential debate" containing an "avalanche" of false claims made by CNN. Cost of Insulin President Donald Trump claimed his administration is cutting prices. CNN claimed this was "misleading" , because many of Trump's plans are in a proposal phase and unclear as to when and how they will take affect. The proposal phase is certainly an in-progress step of any plan. If he were planning to …
Media Sources: Trump Refuses To Denounce White Supremacy
Image Credit: The New York Times During the 2020 Presidential debate, multiple media sources reported that President Donald Trump refused to denounce "white supremacy". Here are just a few of the notable headlines. CNN White House shows no signs of backing down from Trump's refusal to condemn White supremacy NPR From Debate Stage, Trump Declines To Denounce White Supremacy The New York Times Trump Refuses to Denounce White Supremacy in Chaotic Debate CBS News Trump faces criticism for refusing to condemn white supremacists The Gu…
