Who will fact check the fact checkers?
How about you and me?
We certainly cannot trust PolitiFact, so …
click on over to Townhall.com …
and then come back here.
Why? For further information:
- PolitiFact: Ted Cruz
- PolitiFact: Who is PolitiFact? Who pays for Politifact?
- Congress: Senate Joint Resolution 19
- CNS News: Cruz Says Senate Dems to Repeal the First Amendment
- Washington Times: “‘Fahrenheit 451’ Democrats,” by Sen. Ted Cruz
- Townhall: “Let’s Repeal Freedom of Speech?” by Paul Jacob
- Townhall: “The Democrats’ Domino Theory of Rights,” by Paul Jacob
- Townhall: “The Democrats’ Steady SuperPAC,” by Paul Jacob
- Forward Progressive: “Ted Cruz Ridiculously Claims Democrats Trying to Repeal the First Amendment”
- SCOTUS: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
- FEC: McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
4 replies on “Townhall: Fact Checking for Partisan Fun and Profit”
I will trust the market (cost) to regulate political speech over trusting the self-interest those in power to regulate for the common good vs possibly their own re-election.
Seems obvious.
I will trust the market (cost) to regulate political speech over trusting the self-interest those in power to regulate for the common good vs possibly their own re-election.
Seems obvious.
As for PolitiFact and many others, the “truth” is determined from the position of the observer., and therefore commonly simply a masked opinion. It will change if this is enacted, but sadly too late, when the tide turns.
This is clearly an assault on the first amendment. It is also a cynical attempt to defund the coffers of those running against those “esteemed” Democrats already holding office.
The article’s point rests on the argument that regulating money is the same as regulating speech, which is debatable. Only if you accept that money=speech is a fact, then the FactChecker is wrong. I think there are important points to be made on both sides of the argument. But, in an article where you accuse a fact checker of bias you should be careful about conflating opinion with fact.