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  1. Usual Suspects Rush to NC Dem Senate Nominee's Rescue, and It's Time to Expose Them (Again) https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/19/the-usual-sus…y-coopers-bidding-and-its-time-to-expose-them-again-n2205805
    pic.twitter.com/yPTAhaBImp— Senate Leadership Fund (@Senate_Fund) August 19, 2026Rushing to the rescue was Raleigh-based WRAL's Politifact…
  2. The Lie-Able Sources Podcast: Breaking Down the NYT-Kristof Slander of Israel, and Gerrymander Meandering https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/05/14/the-lie-able-sour…ristof-slander-of-israel-and-gerrymander-meandering-n2202312
    Then we toss in with an amusing dose of work from Politifact, where they strove to protect Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries …  Politifact tries to recast Jeffries, then unravels its own claims by quoting him directly.Tennessee state Rep.…
  3. Praising The Atlantic Exposes Flawed Journalism: Poynter Raves About Integrity, We Note the Problems https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/04/22/praising-the-atla…ynter-raves-about-integrity-we-display-the-problems-n2201572
    This journalism think tank is the source of PolitiFact and frequently weighs in on the defense for news organizations.…
  4. Lie-Able Sources Podcast: Tehran-able Tales on Iran; Twisted Truths From PolitiFact https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/04/10/lie-able-sources…orts-on-iran-a-look-how-politifact-contorts-results-n2201154
    It is amazing.Then we look at how Politifact manipulates its search results with an example involving Jesse Watters of Fox News. …  Politifact is exposed for manipulating its rating results by not assigning a TRUTH grade when Jesse Watters is shown to be accurate…
  5. After Iran Tries to Claim Netanyahu Is Dead, He Informs Them Over Coffee That He's Very Much Alive https://redstate.com/joesquire/2026/03/15/after-iran-tries-t…e-informs-them-over-coffee-that-hes-very-much-alive-n2200244
    PolitiFact rated the claim “Pants on Fire,” noting a frame-by-frame review showed five fingers on each hand.…
  6. In Disgusting Fashion, Lefty Host Uses AI to Make a Martyr of Alex Pretti https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/01/27/in-disgusting-fas…lle-wallace-uses-ai-to-make-a-martyr-of-alex-pretti-n2198557
    Whether it is Stelter, Politifact, or the squadron of fact-checkers spread across the media landscape, one would expect somebody in…
  7. Jonathan Turley Roundhouses NewsGuard Right in Its News-Suppressing Chops https://redstate.com/jimthompson/2024/07/28/jonathan-turley…dhouses-newguard-right-in-it-news-suppressing-chops-n2177468
     Another is PolitiFact, and AP has its own “fact-checkers”.  My colleague Jeff Charles wrote about this a few weeks ago. …   Three years ago, Van Laar was forced to respond to the numbskulls at PolitiFact on a COVID origins article.…
  8. Kamala Harris Has a 'Conversation' With the National Association of Black Journalists https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2024/09/17/kamala-harris-has…with-the-national-association-of-black-journalists-n2179438
    PolitiFact actually did the job of fact-checking on this.pic.twitter.com/zcbpTZTzPE— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 17, 2024The…
  9. Dem Donor Aide Floats ‘False Flag’ Theory About Attempt to Assassinate Trump https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/07/14/dem-donor-aide-floats…alse-flag-theory-about-attempt-to-assassinate-trump-n2176862
    while also making up others to somehow spin this incident to the left’s advantage.The issue has become so ridiculous that even PolitiFact…
  10. Mon Dieu! Spirit Airliner Takes Small Arms Fire While Trying to Land in Haiti https://redstate.com/jimthompson/2024/11/12/mon-dieu-spirit…takes-small-arms-fire-while-trying-to-land-in-haiti-n2181878
    PolitiFact assured us that the claims were "unfounded," with an expert on Haitian culture assuring the world that Haitians don't eat…
  11. Loser Democrats Accuse Elon Musk of Stealing Election for Trump. How Desperate Will They Get? https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/11/12/loser-democrats-accuse…ling-election-for-trump-how-desperate-will-they-get-n2181891
    But what is surprising is that PolitiFact even bothered to debunk this Big Lie, giving it a “Pants on Fire” rating.…
  12. Politifact Figure Accidently Exposes His Bias in Fact-Checking; the Media's Fix Is Completely Laid Bare https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/12/05/when-a-leading-fa…exposes-their-bias-the-fix-is-completely-laid-bare-n2182858
    One such title was “Beyond The Big Lie,” written by Bill Adair, the founder of the fact-check site Politifact. … Fact-Checker Daniel Dale: Here’s How to Do Your Job, Not the Debate Malpractice You DeliveredThere are a number of tricks played by Politifact …  Another way is that oftentimes, they will manage to deliver an example of some leftist figure distorting the truth but Politifact…
  13. The Lie-Able Sources Podcast: The Anti-Woke Person of the Year, and How ProPublica Devolved in Real Time https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/12/13/the-lie-able-sour…f-the-year-and-hoe-propublica-devolved-in-real-time-n2183184
    Politifact rushed to defend Joe Biden for issuing relief aid to Africa while people in the Carolinas are still in need of relief.…
  14. Worst News Outlet of the Week - a Look at the Latest Deliveries from the Dysfunctional Media https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/12/15/worst-news-outlet…the-latest-deliveries-from-the-dysfunctional-media-n2183242
    Politifact debated Trump calling his “the most secure border” by both claiming there was a surge in the Spring of 2020 (when…COVID…
  15. Pete Buttigieg's Arrogant Condescension: Compares Americans' Gas Vehicles to Landline Phones https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/04/pete-buttigiegs-ar…ans-would-buy-electric-vehicles-if-they-knew-better-n2172298
    Seven.See Related: PolitiFact Ridiculously Calls Babylon Bee Satire Piece About Transportation Secretary Buttigieg 'False' …
  16. Hunter Finally Appears in Child Support Case, Judge Blasts Him for Concealing Income https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/05/01/hunter-finally-appea…support-case-judge-blasts-him-for-concealing-income-n739724
    PolitiFact now reports that he paid $50,000 in rent for office space:The figure in question — $49,910 — matches the quarterly rent…
  17. Poynter's Ridiculous Claims About Fact-Checkers Are Difficult to Believe https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/06/26/poynters-ridiculous-claims-about-fact-checkers-are-difficult-to-believe-n2175967
    When information was being distributed about some of the dangerous side effects, organizations like WaPo, PolitiFact, and FactCheck.org … not surprisingly, the groups offered to help police YouTube in censorship efforts.Morse also referenced an instance in which PolitiFact…
  18. NYT Siccing an Astonishing 29 Fact Checkers on Trump-Biden Debate—but Make It Clear Who They're After https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/06/25/nyt-siccing-an-aston…rump-biden-debatebut-make-it-clear-who-theyre-after-n2175974
    public:Related: Busting the Fact-Checkers, or Why Fact-Checkers StinkSnopes is certainly not the only source of misinformation; PolitiFact … PolitiFact Ridiculously Calls Babylon Bee Satire Piece About Transportation Secretary Buttigieg 'False'It would be hilarious if it…
  19. Biden's Desperate Move With Black Voters: Labeling Trump a Racist While Ignoring His Own Track Record https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2024/05/24/bidens-desperate…trump-a-racist-while-ignoring-his-own-track-record-n2174611
    later.The gist, as most know by now, involves the false claim that Trump called neo-Nazis in Charlottesville “fine people”.As PolitiFact…
  20. Joe Biden Spilling the Beans on Training Troops in Poland and Calling for Regime Change in Russia Is Reckless and Dangerous https://redstate.com/streiff/2022/03/29/joe-biden-spilling-t…or-regime-change-in-russia-is-reckless-and-dangerous-n542689
    In that case, there is a battalion of failed journalism students working for PolitiFact, Snopes, the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler…
  21. Brit Hume Decimates Politifact Over Their Biden Cognitive 'Fact Check' That Hasn't Aged Well https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/07/04/brit-hume-decimat…act-over-their-biden-fact-check-that-didnt-age-well-n2176365
     Politifact did a "fact check" back then declaring Hume's assessment "false," while noting the term "senile" is an imprecise term …  PolitiFact contacted experts in the health care of older people for their take on Hume’s use of the word senile and its application … He cited to this "fact check" from Politifact and just finished them off with three words.…
  22. Here We Have Eric Swalwell Posting a Cringe Video That Backfires Into a Sea of Mockery https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/03/09/here-we-have-eri…a-cringe-video-that-backfires-into-a-sea-of-mockery-n2186450
    Politifact? Where's y'all gone?…
  23. Fire Damage in LA Reaches Biblical Proportions—Is This What They Wanted? And Could It Be Their Demise? https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/01/10/fire-damage-in-la-re…this-what-they-wanted-and-could-it-be-their-demise-n2184173
    Is this a baseless claim that PolitiFact will ding me for? Am I just making this up?…
  24. Our Risible Year: News Nonsense, Media Mirth, and Political Peculiarities From the First Half of 2024 https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/12/30/our-risible-year…d-political-peculiarities-of-the-first-half-of-2024-n2183754
    RNC had been covered in the press using that same term.A bridge in Baltimore collapsed when it was struck by a freighter, and Politifact…
  25. Joe Biden's Other Green Debacle—Billions Thrown at USPS for Tiny Number of Electric Delivery Trucks https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/12/16/joe-bidens-other…usps-to-get-under-100-new-electric-delivery-trucks-n2183270
    Recently, Politifact attempted to rescue Secretary Pete’s reputation, striving to correct a Congressman who brought up this figure. … I don’t know how to make the viscounts of verité at Politifact grasp the concept that announcing it is good news that nearly $200,000,000…