PolitiFact, for example, recently examined a claim by MSNBC host Joe Scarborough that "President Trump's Republican Party will create more debt in one year than was generated in the first 200 years of America's existence." It rated this claim as "Mostly True," and pointed out that the same rating had been given to a similar claim that Jeb Bush made about President Obama back in February 2016.
A Snopes piece did a similar injustice to conservative firebrand Ann Coulter.
Snopes assessed a claim, propagated via a viral image shared on social media, that Coulter had tweeted that "Many men have no choice but to rape because they have no opportunities to date attractive women." They assigned this inquiry a rating of "Correct attribution," meaning that Coulter had made the controversial statement in question.
The Snopes article reveals that Coulter's tweet was a sarcastic quip in response to the claim of another social media user that "Many Mexicans have no choice but to go illegally to USA because they have no opportunities at home." Amusingly, Snopes even linked to a tweet warning Coulter that her comment would be taken out of context, observing that the admonition "Precisely anticipated the current brouhaha." Snopes' verdict of correct attribution, when taken alone, does not put the brouhaha to rest.
Another Snopes piece dealt with the claim by a Facebook group called "The Christian Left" that the United States has dropped off the list of the 20 most democratic countries in the world.
Within its article, Snopes noted that the U.S. also dipped into the 21st spot in 2012 and 2016.
In order to be truly informed, a reader must consume and consider the entire fact check.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/02/fact-check_warning_dont_just_read_the_verdict_138535.html
A Snopes piece did a similar injustice to conservative firebrand Ann Coulter.
Snopes assessed a claim, propagated via a viral image shared on social media, that Coulter had tweeted that "Many men have no choice but to rape because they have no opportunities to date attractive women." They assigned this inquiry a rating of "Correct attribution," meaning that Coulter had made the controversial statement in question.
The Snopes article reveals that Coulter's tweet was a sarcastic quip in response to the claim of another social media user that "Many Mexicans have no choice but to go illegally to USA because they have no opportunities at home." Amusingly, Snopes even linked to a tweet warning Coulter that her comment would be taken out of context, observing that the admonition "Precisely anticipated the current brouhaha." Snopes' verdict of correct attribution, when taken alone, does not put the brouhaha to rest.
Another Snopes piece dealt with the claim by a Facebook group called "The Christian Left" that the United States has dropped off the list of the 20 most democratic countries in the world.
Within its article, Snopes noted that the U.S. also dipped into the 21st spot in 2012 and 2016.
In order to be truly informed, a reader must consume and consider the entire fact check.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/02/fact-check_warning_dont_just_read_the_verdict_138535.html
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