Topic: Politifact

How PolitiFact Turned 40 Percent Into a 'Majority'

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PolitiFact is taking heat again after proving that Senator Marco Rubio's claim that "the majority of Americans are conservative" isn't really correct ... but giving his statement a passing grade on their "Truth-O-Meter" anyway.

By Eric Randall

Dec 22, 2011

PolitiFact's Response to Controversy Gets Controversial

PolitiFact's editor Bill Adair has responded to the flurry his fact-checking operation set off when it named the Democrats' claim that Republicans "voted to end Medicare" its "lie of the year."

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By John Hudson

Dec 20, 2011

PolitiFact Just Lost the Left

Pulitzer-winning factchecking operation Politifact shattered its rapport with the liberal media Tuesday after it crowned left-wing attacks on Paul Ryan's Medicare plan the "Lie of the Year" for 2011.

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By Erik Hayden

Jun 21, 2011

Actually, Fox News Viewers Aren't 'Consistently Misinformed'

A fact-checking organization deems Jon Stewart's remark "false"

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