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Majer

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Is "Fact Check .com Legit?
« on: September 08, 2012, 02:26:28 PM »
well The title says it all,What can anyone tell me about Factcheck.com
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"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Jeff Cooper
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The problem with society today is that not enough of us drink wine from our enemies skulls”.

It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars!!!
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Es gibt keine Notwendigkeit zu befürchten, Underdog hier ist.
Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage. Where are we now??????

tombogan03884

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Re: Is "Fact Check .com Legit?
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2012, 07:04:30 PM »
Short answer.   NO!
Do not trust anything they say with out verifying it.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FactCheck

FactCheck.org is a non-partisan,[1] nonprofit[2] website that describes itself as a "'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."[3] It is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and is funded primarily by the Annenberg Foundation.[3] FactCheck has won three Webby Awards in the Politics category, in 2008, 2010 and 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annenberg_Foundation#Other_organizations_and_programs_of_the_foundation

Overview

The Annenberg Foundation continues its historic programming focus, but is expanding to include environmental stewardship, social justice, and animal welfare. The Foundation continues to evolve from a traditional grantmaking institution to one that is actively involved in the community.
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Majer

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Re: Is "Fact Check .com Legit?
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2012, 07:15:42 PM »
Thanks Tom,my sister(big lib,federal employee) has used it in arguments and I had my doubts.
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"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Jeff Cooper
Pericles--"Freedom is only for those who have the guts to defend it".

The problem with society today is that not enough of us drink wine from our enemies skulls”.

It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars!!!
-Sheriff Jim Wilson
"When tyranny becomes law rebellion becomes duty" Thomas Jefferson
Es gibt keine Notwendigkeit zu befürchten, Underdog hier ist.
Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage. Where are we now??????

tombogan03884

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Re: Is "Fact Check .com Legit?
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2012, 09:34:25 PM »
It's pretty much an Obama front.
The Annenberg Foundation funnels money to the Joyce Foundation which used to employ Barack Obama and funds most of the anti gun groups.
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TAB

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Re: Is "Fact Check .com Legit?
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2012, 12:25:28 AM »
The stuff I have seen its 50/50.   I have not seen a lean left or right, but they do seem to pick and choose what they "check"
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Re: Is "Fact Check .com Legit?
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Re: Is "Fact Check .com Legit?
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2012, 03:03:36 AM »
Quote from: TAB on September 09, 2012, 12:25:28 AM
The stuff I have seen its 50/50.   I have not seen a lean left or right, but they do seem to pick and choose what they "check"
Agreed. I don't think they are biased in their research, that is to say that the results tend to legit. The bias lies in what they choose to research and what they just ignore. But that's true for anyone. When someone says what you want to hear, you tend to nod and say Ok. When they something you disagree with, you want to call them on their BS and go to the trouble of getting the facts. Its human nature.
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