Politifact, which is pretty balanced, names RFKJr's conspiracy theories as it's political lie of the year. Mainly about vaccine, but also his claims that Covid was targeted to attack blacks and whites, sparing Asians and Jews .. and the connection between a pesticide and gender issues among children. It's really a shame that he's finding believers. PolitiFact - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year Meanwhile, Media Matters, which is fairly far left, has named mainstream media as it's misinformer of the year for downplaying Trump's most radical ideas. I'm guessing that our resident conservatives do not share that belief. https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/misinformer-year-legacy-media
Nah, they don't like mainstream media, either, but for difference reasons. Anything short of Trump praise and worship from a media outlet put them on their own "misinformed" list.
Politifact balanced? Come on now. The dead give away is if you search certain stories on Politifact they are hidden away. I'm not saying they lie about things that much just that they tend to sweep things under the rug. Even Allsides rates them a lean left.
True. But on today's scale, I'd consider merely leaning one way or the other to be fairly balanced. From MediaBiasFactCheck: Out of curiosity, what stories were 'hidden away?' Can you name one? thanks
I guess the easiest way for me to demonstrate what I am saying is let's do a search for the current President and one for the former President on Politifact and compare the results.
His candidacy actually affects Biden and Trump equally. Biden, Trump in Dead Heat for 2024, While Kennedy Gains Traction, Poll Shows I also suspect that as more voters become familiar with RFK, Jr. his support will fall precipitously. I do think that a 3-way debate with him, Biden and Trump will really be entertaining.
All solid, but Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon got their first in July and did it better. That said, no one should need an outside source to try to know that what RFK Junior peddles is pure narcissistic nonsense, easily debunked with minimal critical thinking [Summary] RFK Jr. and The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement | Maintenance Phase | Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
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