Fact Checking Fact Checkers

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Ministry of Truth is more like it.

Here’s an easy test to see whether fact-checking websites can make any claim to be “independent” and nonpartisan in tone. Biden staffers claimed Republicans “defunded the police.” That’s a bald-faced lie.
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Fact-checking sites that are still dogged Trump critics somehow skipped over this one. AP Fact Check was AWOL. CNN’s Daniel Dale and his team couldn’t locate this one. Snopes.com spent time on scintillating articles like “Is This a Reindeer with Glow-in-the-Dark Antlers?” and “Is This 3D Cat Really Just a Flat Billboard?”


PolitiFact has given a free pass to Jen Psaki. She doesn’t even have a page on PolitiFact. There are no fact checks, almost six months into Biden’s term. There’s also no page for Cedric Richmond, who served ten years in the House before advising Biden.

However, try the search term “defund police” in the PolitiFact search engine, you get a pile of articles rushing to the defense of various Democrats. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris didn't favor defunding the police. The same goes for Mark Kelly and Mark Warner. You can easily sense how selective and defensive PolitiFact looks overall.

Column: Come On, Fact Checkers, Republicans Did Not Defund the Police

Here’s an easy test to see whether fact-checking websites can make any claim to be “independent” and nonpartisan in tone. Biden staffers claimed Republicans “defunded the police.” That’s a bald-faced lie.

www.newsbusters.org

 

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Yes republicans defunded the police. Republicans voted no to 350 billion to hire more police and train them.
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Wallace said: “No, no, sir, respectfully – wait, sir, respectfully … I’m asking you, there’s $350bn in this package the president says can be used for policing …

“Congressman Banks, let me finish, and I promise I will give you a chance to answer. The president is saying cities and states can use this money to hire more police officers, invest in new technologies and develop summer job training and recreation programs for young people. Respectfully, I’ve heard your point about the last year, but you and every other Republican voted against this $350bn.”

‘Republicans are defunding the police’: Fox News anchor stumps congressman

Chris Wallace quizzes Jim Banks of Indiana on Fox News Sunday over Biden providing $350bn for law enforcement in bill opposed by GOP

www.theguardian.com

 

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“A couple making $200,000 and paying $15,000 in property taxes got banged up a bit,” said Rosenthal of CohnReznick. “We see a lot of middle-class and upper-class people in their mid-50s starting to think about retiring to Florida, Texas or Wyoming.”
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it was a political move.

State and local tax breaks could be revived, but not without a fight

With Democrats in the House, Senate and White House, many are asking whether the state and local tax deduction could be fully restored.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Weatherman2020]

Yes republicans defunded the police. Republicans voted no to 350 billion to hire more police and train them.
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Wallace said: “No, no, sir, respectfully – wait, sir, respectfully … I’m asking you, there’s $350bn in this package the president says can be used for policing …

“Congressman Banks, let me finish, and I promise I will give you a chance to answer. The president is saying cities and states can use this money to hire more police officers, invest in new technologies and develop summer job training and recreation programs for young people. Respectfully, I’ve heard your point about the last year, but you and every other Republican voted against this $350bn.”

‘Republicans are defunding the police’: Fox News anchor stumps congressman

Chris Wallace quizzes Jim Banks of Indiana on Fox News Sunday over Biden providing $350bn for law enforcement in bill opposed by GOP

www.theguardian.com

Yeah, that $3 trillion in pork attached to it had nothing to do with it.

 

[Penelope]

Yes republicans defunded the police. Republicans voted no to 350 billion to hire more police and train them.
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Wallace said: “No, no, sir, respectfully – wait, sir, respectfully … I’m asking you, there’s $350bn in this package the president says can be used for policing …

“Congressman Banks, let me finish, and I promise I will give you a chance to answer. The president is saying cities and states can use this money to hire more police officers, invest in new technologies and develop summer job training and recreation programs for young people. Respectfully, I’ve heard your point about the last year, but you and every other Republican voted against this $350bn.”

‘Republicans are defunding the police’: Fox News anchor stumps congressman

Chris Wallace quizzes Jim Banks of Indiana on Fox News Sunday over Biden providing $350bn for law enforcement in bill opposed by GOP

www.theguardian.com

Yeah, that $3 trillion in pork attached to it had nothing to do with it.

So what's wrong with that:

"It means more police officers, more nurses, more counsellors, more social workers or community violence interrupters to help resolve issues before they escalate into crimes," the president said.

 

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So what's wrong with that:

"It means more police officers, more nurses, more counsellors, more social workers or community violence interrupters to help resolve issues before they escalate into crimes," the president said.

Wow, my mom and dad did all of this back in the day. It takes a lot of resources to do what parents used to be responsible for.

 

[Weatherman2020]

So what's wrong with that:

"It means more police officers, more nurses, more counsellors, more social workers or community violence interrupters to help resolve issues before they escalate into crimes," the president said.

What’s wrong with you defund the police Leftards not attaching huge pork piles to every bill?