TheDude
Gold Member
It's at times trickery ("figures don't lie, liars figure"). You can sugar coat reality anyway you like and apply a measure.
In this example, if you read the entire conversation, Obama IMPLIED an invitation for illegals to vote. He mixed his words to be unclear, even if on accident (e.g., see bolded), especially for people English challenged. You know, like illegal immigrants?
RODRIGUEZ: Many of the millennials, Dreamers, undocumented citizens -- and I call them citizens because they contribute to this country -- are fearful of voting. So if I vote, will immigration know where I live? Will they come for my family and deport us?
OBAMA: Not true. And the reason is, first of all, when you vote, you are a citizen yourself.
SNOPES applies a measure of FALSE, because Obama didn't blatantly say "illegals can vote". In other words, SNOPES lied.
FALSE: Obama Encouraged 'Illegal Aliens' to Vote
In this example, if you read the entire conversation, Obama IMPLIED an invitation for illegals to vote. He mixed his words to be unclear, even if on accident (e.g., see bolded), especially for people English challenged. You know, like illegal immigrants?
RODRIGUEZ: Many of the millennials, Dreamers, undocumented citizens -- and I call them citizens because they contribute to this country -- are fearful of voting. So if I vote, will immigration know where I live? Will they come for my family and deport us?
OBAMA: Not true. And the reason is, first of all, when you vote, you are a citizen yourself.
SNOPES applies a measure of FALSE, because Obama didn't blatantly say "illegals can vote". In other words, SNOPES lied.
FALSE: Obama Encouraged 'Illegal Aliens' to Vote