Misleading Claims of Vaccine Approval from POLITIFACT
POLITIFACT published an article headlined "Yes, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is FDA approved" which is not only a false claim, it's refuted by their own argument. Deriving from Tik-Tok , a woman stated: "You guys, the Pfizer vaccine is not approved. They’ve been saying it’s been approved. I have proof, straight from the website where you sign up to get your vaccine, it is not approved for anything beyond the emergency use approval." POLITIFACT claims this is an outright lie on the meter graphic they use: Source: Politifac…
POLITIFACT Falsely Claims Tucker Carlson "Falsely Claims"
Image: Fox News POLITFACT published an article, which was also promoted by CNN, titled "Tucker Carlson film falsely claims Jan. 6 is ‘pretext to strip millions’ of ‘constitutional rights’" , the author makes false claims. Constitutional Rights Carlson's paraphrasing "pretext to strip millions of constitutional rights" appear to refer to the "shaming" and "defaming" activity that the media and political figures have repeatedly taken part in. What Carlson appears to mean (in our opinion) is that many &…
POLITIFACT's Misleading Claims 80% of Vaccination Side Effects
Image: miamiherald.com In an article titled "No, Gates didn’t say 80% getting Moderna vaccine had significant side effects", POLITIFACT offers an explanation for the title and a completely false rating on it's meter system. POLITIFACT claims that this was not said and implies that there are no significant side effects involved with vaccination, in fact checking an apparent Facebook post. Had they left it with the title, we would have agreed with them, Bill Gates did not specifically say that. Rather he agreed, at that time, th…
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…
POLITIFACT Falsely Claims "There’s no proof Antifa stormed the Capitol"
Image: Win McNamee/Getty Images In a recent POLITIFACT article titled "There’s no proof Antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway", authors Daniel Funke and Bill McCarthy falsely claim that several prominent public figures made false claims regarding the events that took place at the Capitol building on January 6th, 2021 in Washington DC. The article claims that public figures including Paul Gosar, Sarah Palin, Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Lin Wood, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Kevin McCullough, Texa…
POLITIFACT's Latest False Fact Check, Misinformation on Election Laws
In POLITIFACT's latest "fact check", an article titled "Steve Scalise’s flawed argument that states didn’t follow their own election laws"goes far beyond their usual mis-step. They assert that "Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., for months has said that states didn’t follow the election laws passed by their own legislatures.", which is the premise for the entire Trump "rigged election" claim as we have mentioned many times on this platform. Further they report that That’s what Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., repe…
POLITIFACT Makes False and Misleading Claims Regarding Capitol Building Attack
In an article titled "A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked", POLITIFACT made several false fact check claims regarding the events in Washington DC on January 6th, 2021. Opinion We would first like to comment on these events and state that there is no excuse for this kind of behavior. It was wrong and those involved should be punished to the full extend of the law. For those who feel disenfranchised or that the election was stolen, we urge each and every individual to be cognizant of the fact that this event was not an app…
POLITIFACT Misleading in Biden Address Fact-check
Image: NBC News President Joe Biden gave his first prime-time presidential address shortly after signing the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. POLITIFACT subsequently provided a couple misleading fact-checks in its regard. Vaccinations Joe Biden made the claim that: "Two months ago, this country did not have nearly enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all or nearly all of the American public. But soon we will." POLITIFACT claims this is misleading rated a the claim Mostly False. They state that While Trump was in office, his admin…
POLITIFACT Inaccurately Interprets the Gun Legality Law in Kyle Rittenhouse Case
POLTIFACT article titled "Perfectly legal for Rittenhouse to carry a gun? False" claims it was illegal for Kyle Rittenhouse to carry a firearm under Wisconsin law. This claim is inconsistent with Wisconsin law. This is a false claim . Articles Claim The POLITIFACT article states: Since Rittenhouse is 17 years old, he would not qualify for a concealed carry permit in Illinois. It is against Wisconsin law for someone younger than 18 to possess “a dangerous weapon.” First of all, Rittenhouse wasn't carrying a concealed weapon, it w…
POLITIFACT Makes Misleading Claims Regarding Biden Stance on Afghan War
POLITIFACT ("PF") claims Biden is lying when he said “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.”. PF asserts that: ...it’s incorrect for Biden to say he opposed the war “from the very beginning.” Along with every other senator present, Biden voted to launch the war in the first place, three days after the 9/11 attacks. However, this is a relative opinion based on Biden's vote on a bill which did not explicitly name Afghanistan as the country of which the United States had declared war. What the bill act…
No, Georgia Did Not Ban Food and Water In Voting Lines as Fact Checkers Claim
Image: Lawandcrime.com Georgia's amended voting rules under SB202 has been criticized by the media and fact checkers claiming a shocking felony for any person handing food or water to voters standing in line. This was echoed by Joe Biden who said “It’s sick” at a press conference on March 25. “Deciding in some states that you cannot bring water to people standing in line, waiting to vote.” This is simply not true. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org revolved it's fact check of this around Georgia Governor Brian Kemp who called Joe Biden statem…
FackCheck.org, Reuters, Forbes, and Others Make False Antifa Claims Regarding Capitol Building Storm
FBI Wanted for Capitol Building Siege In an article on FactCheck.org titles "" the author inaccurately claims that: Viral social media posts and a Republican House member have amplified claims wrongly identifying some right-wing figures at the U.S. Capitol riot as part of “antifa.” The claims feed into an unfounded conspiracy theory that anti-fascist activists in disguise orchestrated the event. Whereas they cover many social media posts that are indeed inaccurate evidence of any anti-Trump activist or activist group. They fail to…
