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Posted: 1/24/2021 7:06:51 AM EDT
WashPost 'Fact Checker' Admits They Won't Count Biden's False Claims

Shelby Talcott of the Daily Caller put the Post on the record explaining what we all could expect: there will be no False & Misleading Claims count for President Biden:

Trump’s departure also equals an end to having a false claims project for the current president, as The Post said it does “not have plans to launch a Biden database at this time.” Trump’s database began a month after he became president, The Post’s director of communications Shani George told the Caller.

“The database of Trump claims was started a month after Trump became president as a way to not overwhelm our fact-checking enterprise, where the core mission is to explain complex policy issues,” George said. “While we do not have plans to launch a Biden database at this time, we will continue to dig into the accuracy of statements by political figures of all party affiliations.”

But party affiliation matters: there was no False & Misleading Statements count for Barack Obama, and there wouldn't have been one if Hillary Clinton won in 2016.
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Yes party affiliation matters but I don't think that is the biggest problem, but fact checking someone who lies about everything and trying to cover for them would be.
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 7:13:30 AM EDT
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FPNI
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 8:18:38 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/24/2021 8:23:47 AM EDT
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Even the most rabid voter who claims to believe their candidate's pre-election bullshit ignores the reality that comes after the election.

We are inured to the idea that politicians lie.  It's expected.  Our reptilian desire to see our guy win overwhelms the logical brain when we cast our vote.

When they assume office it becomes a question of how much they lied, and how much we're willing to forgive.
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 8:29:52 AM EDT
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Bezos doesn't even rate being a Bond villain, he'd be a shitty Austin Powers minor boss.

And Austin Powers wouldn't even have to shag his exwife to get the info, but he'd do it anyway.

Kharn
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 8:32:20 AM EDT
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I am Jacks complete lack of surprise
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 8:51:50 AM EDT
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The media is such garbage in this country.
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 8:54:30 AM EDT
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“The database of Trump claims was started a month after Trump became president as a way to not overwhelm our fact-checking enterprise, where the core mission is to explain complex policy issues,” George said. “While we do not have plans to launch a Biden database at this time,
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Biden is too dumb to create “complex policy issues” so they are no longer needed.
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 8:59:26 AM EDT
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The media is such garbage in this country.
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Nope - I come from a different country and it's the same there. No, friend: the media is garbage in every single country of the world and especially when siding to the left of things.

Never forget, never give in and never surrender.
Link Posted: 1/24/2021 9:17:57 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/24/2021 9:31:27 AM EDT
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I mean, the Trump one was garbage anyway.

Here is what they did.  Trump would make a claim such as greatest economy ever.  The post would consult some random person who would state something like, "In pure numbers yes, but if you adjust for inflation it is only the 3rd best ever."  They would then deem Trumps statement a lie and would count every time he made the claim in the tally.  

So the media manufactured lie could be counted several hundred times.
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