The loss of our “free press,” what used to be the check on government power and gas lighting, has rendered our republic, indeed all of western society, unable to honestly express itself. Brit Hume is one of the last of a dying breed: a forthright, conscientious, reporter, and I’m happy to see you also joining his ranks, Ken. I just read another stack on our inability anymore to express a righteous well-earned rage without being labeled the problem instead of the reaction to it. The “authorities” and “fact checkers” skillfully twist the facts to blame the victims of - not just injustice, sometimes horrifying violent acts - and manage to make those justly reacting into the problem. Up is down and down is up in today’s world, and I believe this destruction is deliberate and part of a much bigger, far more sinister global agenda. The funders of you mention are proof of this. 🤔
Well written, Ken. Now how about rating Politifact as what you alluded to but didn't say: "a propaganda outlet posing, like so many others, as a non-biased fact checker"? We can assume that anything they say is propaganda in support of their Deep State "donors" and be shockingly surprised if it proves to be otherwise. After all, fact checkers didn't become a thing until the alternative information sources and media platforms advanced to the point that the lies spewed out by the Drive Bye Propaganda Media could be refuted within days, hours, and even minutes for all to see.
I always hesitate to assign motives that aren't clear.
I remember years ago learning that my neighbor was the founder of Snopes, the first well-known fact checking site. They started with "internet stories" and got huge, but their political fact checking became de-facto Democrat.
I knew him well enough to believe that he didn't have an agenda of trying to spin people; he thought he was being fair. The problem with him -- and many of us -- is that he was so lopsided in his views that he just couldn't get a grip on what "fair" actually was.
It's like that friend you know, who spins everything to his worldview. Even when he's wildly wrong, he believes it.
Is that what's going on at Politifact? Or do they know exactly what they're doing?
Holy cow, I didn’t realize Brit Hume was the same age as Biden! He’s aging well.
Excellent blog. We need more sunshine like this on the machinations of the censorious and truth-bending left-wing media.
I have always enjoyed Brit Hume's thoughtful reporting. Thanks for the article.
The loss of our “free press,” what used to be the check on government power and gas lighting, has rendered our republic, indeed all of western society, unable to honestly express itself. Brit Hume is one of the last of a dying breed: a forthright, conscientious, reporter, and I’m happy to see you also joining his ranks, Ken. I just read another stack on our inability anymore to express a righteous well-earned rage without being labeled the problem instead of the reaction to it. The “authorities” and “fact checkers” skillfully twist the facts to blame the victims of - not just injustice, sometimes horrifying violent acts - and manage to make those justly reacting into the problem. Up is down and down is up in today’s world, and I believe this destruction is deliberate and part of a much bigger, far more sinister global agenda. The funders of you mention are proof of this. 🤔
Well written, Ken. Now how about rating Politifact as what you alluded to but didn't say: "a propaganda outlet posing, like so many others, as a non-biased fact checker"? We can assume that anything they say is propaganda in support of their Deep State "donors" and be shockingly surprised if it proves to be otherwise. After all, fact checkers didn't become a thing until the alternative information sources and media platforms advanced to the point that the lies spewed out by the Drive Bye Propaganda Media could be refuted within days, hours, and even minutes for all to see.
I always hesitate to assign motives that aren't clear.
I remember years ago learning that my neighbor was the founder of Snopes, the first well-known fact checking site. They started with "internet stories" and got huge, but their political fact checking became de-facto Democrat.
I knew him well enough to believe that he didn't have an agenda of trying to spin people; he thought he was being fair. The problem with him -- and many of us -- is that he was so lopsided in his views that he just couldn't get a grip on what "fair" actually was.
It's like that friend you know, who spins everything to his worldview. Even when he's wildly wrong, he believes it.
Is that what's going on at Politifact? Or do they know exactly what they're doing?
I could believe either, but "know" neither.