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Old October 2nd, 2022 #2752
Stewart Meadows
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MEDIA Published October 1, 2022 9:03am EDT

PolitiFact focuses fact-checks more on Biden's critics than president himself, study finds


Critics feel the fact-checking industry can ‘weaponize their work for partisan political purposes’

By Brian Flood | Fox News

It turns out "fact-checkers" at Politifact are more concerned with making sure critics of President Biden are held accountable than the White House itself, according to a new study.

During Biden’s first 20 months in office, there were 58 pieces published by Politifact to fact-check the president compared to a staggering 338 pieces designed to fact-check Biden critics, according to the Media Research Center's NewsBusters.

"Overall, there were 5.8 fact checks of Biden critics for every one of the president," NewsBusters executive editor Tim Graham wrote.

Politifact, a product of The Poynter Institute, uses a "Truth-O-Meter" to determine if claims are "True," "Mostly True," "Half True," "Mostly False," "False" or the dreaded "Pants on Fire." The website insists "fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact," and claims its "core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing."
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