PolitiFact ripped for giving ‘Lie of the Year’ to Trump over ‘Biden is fine’ narrative

[HARK!]

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

Instead, the left-tilting media watchdog gave the distinction to President-elect Donald Trump for saying in September that newly arrived Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating pets, repeating a rumor that police described as unsubstantiated.

“In a year of inflammatory rhetoric and shocking moments, one repeated falsehood resonated with both PolitiFact journalists and readers as the most significant falsehood of 2024,” said PolitiFact, a project of the Poynter Institute.

Was that really the biggest whopper of 2024? Not as far as those outside the liberal bubble are concerned.

Commentators on social media have since taken issue with PolitiFact’s selection with responses such as “Lie of the year: Joe Biden is fine,” “You guys really are hopelessly partisan” and “Politifact is not a credible source of information and no one should take them seriously.”

PolitiFact ripped for giving ‘Lie of the Year’ to Trump over ‘Biden is fine’ narrative

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

www.washingtontimes.com

 

[chevyontheriver]

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

Instead, the left-tilting media watchdog gave the distinction to President-elect Donald Trump for saying in September that newly arrived Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating pets, repeating a rumor that police described as unsubstantiated.

“In a year of inflammatory rhetoric and shocking moments, one repeated falsehood resonated with both PolitiFact journalists and readers as the most significant falsehood of 2024,” said PolitiFact, a project of the Poynter Institute.

Was that really the biggest whopper of 2024? Not as far as those outside the liberal bubble are concerned.

Commentators on social media have since taken issue with PolitiFact’s selection with responses such as “Lie of the year: Joe Biden is fine,” “You guys really are hopelessly partisan” and “Politifact is not a credible source of information and no one should take them seriously.”

PolitiFact ripped for giving ‘Lie of the Year’ to Trump over ‘Biden is fine’ narrative

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

www.washingtontimes.com

Biden is still sharp as a tack. And he's telling us he could have beaten Trump. Yup Yup. Would Politifact agree?

 

[Bradskii]

Must have taken them so long to choose just the one.

 

[Nithavela]

Does it really count as "lie of the year" when it has been repeated since 2020?

I think only fresh lies should qualify.

 

[durangodawood]

Totally the eating your pets was the worst as it makes a whole community of people look a little less human. Its a vile and consequential lie.

The Biden (probable) lie didnt really make any difference to anything. I much more disgusted with the fact of the pardon than with the broken promise.

 

[HARK!]

Biden is still sharp as a tack. And he's telling us he could have beaten Trump. Yup Yup. Would Politifact agree?

Good question!

Let's find out....

Workin'.

Dum-deedum-dee-dum

Here we go:

Our ruling

Hume said there isn’t "any doubt Biden’s senile."


Actually, there’s quite a lot of doubt. Geriatrics experts said they do not observe Biden to be "senile" — a word that may imply someone is slow moving and cognitively impaired.


The word "senile," which one expert said was a pejorative, is also often used by some people to mean dementia. A person with dementia has difficulties independently carrying out daily life functions. The experts we spoke to said Biden does not exhibit this problem.


We rate Hume’s claim False.

Brit Hume falsely calls Biden senile

A persistent Republican line of attack against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is the allegation that he is no

www.politifact.com

It's a fact!

 

[ozso]

Trump made the mistake of repeating a breaking report that hadn't been fact checked.

The lie about Biden being fit to serve another term was made by those who knew perfectly well that he was completely unfit. They put the entire nation at risk.

 

[Nithavela]

Totally the eating your pets was the worst as it makes a whole community of people look a little less human. Its a vile and consequential lie.

The Biden (probable) lie didnt really make any difference to anything. I much more disgusted with the fact of the pardon than with the broken promise.

The Biden lie caused the democratic party to have a candidate change at the eleventh hour, giving their party a huge handicap during the election.

 

[Hazelelponi]

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

Instead, the left-tilting media watchdog gave the distinction to President-elect Donald Trump for saying in September that newly arrived Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating pets, repeating a rumor that police described as unsubstantiated.

“In a year of inflammatory rhetoric and shocking moments, one repeated falsehood resonated with both PolitiFact journalists and readers as the most significant falsehood of 2024,” said PolitiFact, a project of the Poynter Institute.

Was that really the biggest whopper of 2024? Not as far as those outside the liberal bubble are concerned.

Commentators on social media have since taken issue with PolitiFact’s selection with responses such as “Lie of the year: Joe Biden is fine,” “You guys really are hopelessly partisan” and “Politifact is not a credible source of information and no one should take them seriously.”

PolitiFact ripped for giving ‘Lie of the Year’ to Trump over ‘Biden is fine’ narrative

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

www.washingtontimes.com

In their defense it's easier to live with the lies.

Journalists aren't supposed to be weaving the comfortable lie for people to wrap up in, but when good is called evil and evil good what can you expect but those who claim to hold the truth instead weaving the lie.

 

[eleos1954]

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

Instead, the left-tilting media watchdog gave the distinction to President-elect Donald Trump for saying in September that newly arrived Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating pets, repeating a rumor that police described as unsubstantiated.

“In a year of inflammatory rhetoric and shocking moments, one repeated falsehood resonated with both PolitiFact journalists and readers as the most significant falsehood of 2024,” said PolitiFact, a project of the Poynter Institute.

Was that really the biggest whopper of 2024? Not as far as those outside the liberal bubble are concerned.

Commentators on social media have since taken issue with PolitiFact’s selection with responses such as “Lie of the year: Joe Biden is fine,” “You guys really are hopelessly partisan” and “Politifact is not a credible source of information and no one should take them seriously.”

PolitiFact ripped for giving ‘Lie of the Year’ to Trump over ‘Biden is fine’ narrative

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

www.washingtontimes.com

Ohio woman guilty of killing, eating cat sentenced in Canton by Stark County judge


White House aides hid Biden’s apparent mental decline from Day 1 of his presidency, explosive report reveals
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/l...field/95-a8a276b8-f4b0-49e2-a82b-cca64f727517

 

[A2SG]

White House aides hid Biden’s apparent mental decline from Day 1 of his presidency, explosive report reveals

I'm curious....does this mean that the GOP will be expecting regular, publicly available cognitive tests for Trump during his upcoming term, to ensure this kind of thing from happening during Trump's tenure? After all, Trump is almost as old as Biden, and has apparently shown signs of cognitive decline, according to some.

I mean, if this is so concerning to the GOP now, surely they would want to avoid such a catastrophe on their watch, wouldn't you think?

-- A2SG, because the issue is apparent mental decline, after all, which isn't a partisan concern, right?

 

[chevyontheriver]

I'm curious....does this mean that the GOP will be expecting regular, publicly available cognitive tests for Trump during his upcoming term, to ensure this kind of thing from happening during Trump's tenure? After all, Trump is almost as old as Biden, and has apparently shown signs of cognitive decline, according to some.

I mean, if this is so concerning to the GOP now, surely they would want to avoid such a catastrophe on their watch, wouldn't you think?

-- A2SG, because the issue is apparent mental decline, after all, which isn't a partisan concern, right?

I'm sure they would adopt the Biden precedent, which is to say he's 'sharp as a tack'. After all, it worked for years for Biden.

Gerontocracy does have it's downsides.

 

[RocksInMyHead]

Ohio woman guilty of killing, eating cat sentenced in Canton by Stark County judge

Not a Haitian migrant, not in Springfield. Also, apparently due to mental illness rather than any lack of cultural hang-ups about cat consumption. In other words, completely unrelated to the argument that Trump & co made, aside from the fact that someone, somewhere, did actually eat a cat.

 

[DaisyDay]

Trump made the mistake of repeating a breaking report that hadn't been fact checked.

And then repeating it again and again and again after it had been fact checked and debunked. An action repeated for personal gain is hardly a "mistake".

The lie about Biden being fit to serve another term was made by those who knew perfectly well that he was completely unfit. They put the entire nation at risk.

Except Biden is not completely unfit. Your superlative terms make your claim false. He is too old and frail, but not senile, whereas Trump does display symptoms of his dad's disease - and he'll soon be even older than Biden was when he pulled out of the race; older and even less fit.

 

[NxNW]

Nobody has presented any evidence of Biden being unfit. As we know, the only conclusive evidence would be a doctor's diagnosis. Evidence to the contrary would be Biden's successful trilateral negotiation with Japan & the Philippines, and another with South Korea & Japan.

As for the pardon, Biden no doubt got word from Secret Service sources that Hunter was likely to mysteriously die in his cell, like Jeffrey Epstein, once Trump took office. You can't blame a man for saving his son's life.

 

[Say it aint so]

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

Instead, the left-tilting media watchdog gave the distinction to President-elect Donald Trump for saying in September that newly arrived Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating pets, repeating a rumor that police described as unsubstantiated.

“In a year of inflammatory rhetoric and shocking moments, one repeated falsehood resonated with both PolitiFact journalists and readers as the most significant falsehood of 2024,” said PolitiFact, a project of the Poynter Institute.

Was that really the biggest whopper of 2024? Not as far as those outside the liberal bubble are concerned.

Commentators on social media have since taken issue with PolitiFact’s selection with responses such as “Lie of the year: Joe Biden is fine,” “You guys really are hopelessly partisan” and “Politifact is not a credible source of information and no one should take them seriously.”

PolitiFact ripped for giving ‘Lie of the Year’ to Trump over ‘Biden is fine’ narrative

The White House repeatedly insisted that President Biden was in great shape and that he would not pardon his son Hunter, but none of that was enough to win PolitiFact’s 2024 Lie of the Year nod.

www.washingtontimes.com

It's the right wing propaganda Moonie Paper quoting other right wing propaganda.
Nothing to see here.
Please past the salt, the large grain salt.

 

[Pommer]

It's the right wing propaganda Moonie Paper quoting other right wing propaganda.
Nothing to see here.
Please past the salt, the large grain salt.

A “grain” is an old apothecary measurement that equals 65mg.

 

[RileyG]

I'm sure they would adopt the Biden precedent, which is to say he's 'sharp as a tack'. After all, it worked for years for Biden.

Gerontocracy does have it's downsides.

Not to go off topic, but Pelosi is older than both Trump and Biden and she has spent a vast majority of her life working.

Older people definitely have wisdom...but they still deserve some retirement before the inevitable occurs.

 

[RileyG]

Nobody has presented any evidence of Biden being unfit.

Oh really?

A simple google search would prove otherwise.

And no, you cannot prove an opinion, just like it's an opinion that some say (not saying you) that Trump is a narcissist, liar yada yada yada

 

[A2SG]

I'm sure they would adopt the Biden precedent, which is to say he's 'sharp as a tack'. After all, it worked for years for Biden.

Gerontocracy does have it's downsides.

But....I thought the GOP objected to that. Surely, when they're in charge, they'll adopt a policy to ensure that kind of thing didn't happen.

Right?

-- A2SG, or are you saying the GOP is perfectly fine with the idea after all?