Wednesday, January 09, 2013

FACT-CHECKERS NOT NECESSARILY UNBIASED

Fact-checkers are used to presumably make sure candidates are telling the truth, but what if fact-checkers are really not looking at the issues through unbiased eyes? This article examines the accuracy of what the fact-checkers were reporting.

The article concludes: 

At the end of November, Politico published an article about how progressive journalists, now that Obama was safely elected, were beginning to consider criticizing the president a bit more. “He was the champion of our side, he vanquished the foe,” New Yorker political columnist Hendrik Hertzberg said. “[But] now liberals don’t have to worry about hurting his chances for re-election, so they can be tougher in urging him to do what he should be doing.”

It was a remarkable admission of what many have long suspected: Portions of the press are in the tank for Democrats. Now that’s a fact worth checking.

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