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Every time I post a FactCheck link someone...sm
Posted: Sep 26, 2012
on the right always posts that FactCheck is an arm of the LIBERAL arm of the Annenberg Foundation and therefore not reliable. Well, I found this article written last election cycle that say just the opposite. The Annenberg Foundation was founded by CONSERVATIVE philanthropist Walter Annenberg. What do you think about that?
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Read the first comment on the site you posted. - That should answer your question. (sm)
[ In Reply To ..]It is not reliable.
Because of the conservative ties? - You need to read entire article
[ In Reply To ..]Factcheck is just one source and a good staring point. Better than Breitbart and Fox.
That is a matter of opinion. - nm
[ In Reply To ..]nm
It has a very good reputation for honesty, which is not the - property of the right or the left. Besides
[ In Reply To ..]the truth is always complex, and it's normal for even an honest discussion to cover only some of those facets that are known. Fact checking should always involve more than one good source, and even then a smart person assumes there's much more that is not known or understood.
Where do they get their "good reputation" ? - Where have you heard this?
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Good question, I admit. There's a "habit" of respect, but - if you judge it by its actions over the decades
[ In Reply To ..]I think you'll see its good reputation is pretty well earned. Of course, any organization run by people is going to be imperfect.
You know, whether an organization leans a bit left or right isn't usually important. It's whether is honorable and trustworthy. Is it trying to deceive the people who trust in it or trying to serve them by providing good, reliable information?
Just in the first section - it says this...
[ In Reply To ..]This is what conservatives have been saying all along (copied directly from the link you provided, so I aint makin this stuff up):
"As any organization or individual claiming to have a complete understanding of 'facts' should fall under scrutiny for such a claim, factcheck is no exception."
The point of my post was that when I (a dem)...sm - VTMT
[ In Reply To ..]post a link to FactCheck to support a point the republicans will discount my point based on FactCheck being a partisan liberal site which is not true. I also think they are pretty even handed.
If you think they are reliable, go ahead and trust them. - I don't.
[ In Reply To ..]nm
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