Sorting Truth From Campaign Fiction

Mitt Romney says he "saw" his father "march" with Martin Luther King Jr. Rudolph W. Giuliani claims that he is one of the "five best-known Americans in the world." According to John McCain, the Constitution established the United States as a "Christian nation." Ron Paul believes that a "NAFTA superhighway" is being planned to link Mexico with Canada and undermine U.S. sovereignty.

On the other side of the political divide, Sen. Barack Obama says ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.5
by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

When a big corporate media outlet claims to be fact checking, one should be on guard about the selectivity and biases that may be present in their fact checking. Their reputation is so tarnished by their love of bush and the right wing that a rehab program should be undertaken and documented. In this case, it looks like the author arbitrarily felt the need to point the finger at both parties, and the examples he presents from democrats seem less serious and counter-evidence to the claims is very lightly documented. In particular, for Edwards, the number of jobs lost due to the so-called free trade agreements has never been accurately tracked and reported, as the clintons and bushies do not want anybody aware of the havoc that these egregious agreements have caused. There was probably close accounting of the corporate campaign contributions. The fact-checking subject is important and it is good to have a reporting effort if it can be balanced.

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Dwight's Rating

Overall
3.5

Good
from 13 answers
Quality
3.6
Facts
3.0
Fairness
3.0
Information
3.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
4.0
Accuracy
3.0
Balance
3.0
Context
4.0
Popularity
3.5
Recommendation
3.0
Credibility
4.0
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