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Donald Trump unloads on PolitiFact after it awards him 'Lie of the Year'
Yahoo Finance ^ | December 22, 2015 | Pamela Engel

Posted on 12/22/2015 7:39:54 AM PST by detective

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump slammed the fact-checking organization PolitiFact on Tuesday, calling the site "bad news."

PolitiFact, which has won a Pulitzer Prize for its 2008 election coverage, delved into Trump's various misstatements on Monday, when they awarded him "Lie of the Year."

"It's the trope on Trump: He's authentic, a straight-talker, less scripted than traditional politicians," PolitiFact wrote. "That's because Donald Trump doesn't let facts slow him down. Bending the truth or being unhampered by accuracy is a strategy he has followed for years."

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; elections; immigration; media; newyork; politifact; trump; trumpwasright; yahoosucks
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The media and the phony fact checkers target Trump.
1 posted on 12/22/2015 7:39:54 AM PST by detective
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To: detective

Any time the liberal media uses the word fact, you know they’re lying.


2 posted on 12/22/2015 7:42:29 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The biggest liars in the liberal media have started referring to themselves as fact checkers. Sad.)
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To: detective

Why is this leftie lying site given any credibility at all?


3 posted on 12/22/2015 7:43:50 AM PST by Fido969 (of Obama na dthe left.)
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To: detective

Over any utterance of Owebowma or Shrillary. Really.


4 posted on 12/22/2015 7:44:16 AM PST by vpintheak (Death before disarmament!)
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To: detective

When will our side stop listening to the liberal media? Even people here. Not encouraging.


5 posted on 12/22/2015 7:44:25 AM PST by Lake Living
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To: detective

Somebody should look into who financially backs these fact checkers. Would be interesting.


6 posted on 12/22/2015 7:44:25 AM PST by McGruff (Merry Christmas)
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To: detective

Politifact should give a dual award to Bill and Hillary as Liars of The Millineum. Have there ever been two bigger liars than the Clintons to ever walk the Earth?


7 posted on 12/22/2015 7:46:15 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: detective

Politifact was born out of a two bit liberal rag and reporters from Tampa. The media now uses them like Snopes (another dubious background rag from a pair of liberal instigators).

The AJC uses them, as well as CNN and they treat their ‘rulings’ like the word of God.

In reality, they are liberal as the day is long.


8 posted on 12/22/2015 7:47:54 AM PST by Gaffer
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“He’s authentic, a straight-talker, less scripted than traditional politicians,” PolitiFact wrote. “That’s because Donald Trump doesn’t let facts slow him down. Bending the truth or being unhampered by accuracy...”

They said the same things about Reagan.


9 posted on 12/22/2015 7:49:03 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: detective

If they wanted to uncover lies, they would have to look no further than Hillary.


10 posted on 12/22/2015 7:49:15 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (There's a right to gay marriage in the Constitution but there is no right of an unborn baby to life.)
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The media and the phony fact checkers target Trump.

They list all the ones they claim are false on their website. Should be easy to prove Politifact wrong.

11 posted on 12/22/2015 7:50:23 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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this is essentially the media covering the media.

or, the lying media covering the lying media.

and that is what apparently constitutes news these days.

after this article, the talking heads can use it to dismiss trump in the first half sentence of a one sentence sound bit, tailor made for today’s busy adhd millenial who has been psychologically pre-prepped to receive such propaganda.

how low the media stoops to attack trump seems amazing, but actually reveals a definite design. i think it’s much more amazing to watch trump in action wrestling with this obscene monstrosity that attempts to control the public political discourse.


12 posted on 12/22/2015 7:50:31 AM PST by SteveH
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To: detective

he was lying...no way she was ever schlonged. take it back Donald!


13 posted on 12/22/2015 7:50:34 AM PST by GotMojo
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To: detective; Gaffer

Leftists lie. It’s their factory setting, their default condition.

The only time they DON’T lie, is when they state their true intentions.

Like when they wish their opponents dead.


14 posted on 12/22/2015 7:50:43 AM PST by Old Sarge
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how can they have any credibility after missing hildabeast accuse trump of being the poster boy for ISIS recruiting when in fact the featured “star” of ISIS recruiting videos is non other than slick willy hisself!

hildabest could save herself a trip to burger king with whoppers like that.


15 posted on 12/22/2015 7:50:59 AM PST by thinden
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Politifact is a thoroughly discredited leftwing outfit..in 2009 they gave Governor Palin the “lie of the year” award for her claim of death panels from obamacare..guess what..they have death panels..granted they are not CALLED death panels..but boards who will dole out who gets what..


16 posted on 12/22/2015 7:51:28 AM PST by BerniesFriend (I am BerniesFriend, however it's really Bernadette, NOT Bernie Sanders friend!!!!!!!)
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To: Lake Living

I agree 100%. The circular firing squad is getting into formation. The result of evil and stupidity.


17 posted on 12/22/2015 7:52:21 AM PST by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated populace is the biggest thre at to our nation.)
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To: detective

By contrast, Hillary & Obama always tell the truth.


18 posted on 12/22/2015 7:53:34 AM PST by skeeter
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So the Junrolisters gave the Politifact liars an award for being the best political liars in 2008! One set of habitual liars awarded another set of habitual liars.


19 posted on 12/22/2015 7:53:36 AM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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This was moved out - fast - to provide cover for Hillary after she lied about ISIS using Trump in videos as recruitment tools.

I caught a segment on NBC news yesterday about the Trump-Hillary video dust up. It was one part Trump vs. Hillary, and nine parts PolitiFact’s listing of Trump's “lies”.

Words fail me.

20 posted on 12/22/2015 7:54:35 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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