{"id":40411,"date":"2020-11-09T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=40411"},"modified":"2020-11-09T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:02:13","slug":"those-pesky-fact-checkers-are-driving-people-away-from-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=40411","title":{"rendered":"Those Pesky Fact-Checkers Are Driving People Away From Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday John Hinderaker at Power Line Blog<\/a> posted an article describing his recent experience with the fact-checkers on Facebook. The bottom line is that the fact-checkers need to be fact-checked.<\/p>\n

The article includes a screenshot stating that the original post had false information. Yet when Mr. Hinderaker explored the items that the fact-checkers claimed were false, those items were not even in the article.<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

The explanation given for Facebook\u2019s \u201cfact check\u201d is that \u201cWisconsin turnout [is] in line with past elections, didn\u2019t jump 22%.\u201d But my Facebook post said nothing about Wisconsin turnout jumping by 22%. Neither did my Power Line post, which I doubt anyone from USA Today or Facebook actually read. According to Wisconsin officials, that state had a record turnout in 2020, not one that was \u201cin line with past elections,\u201d so Facebook\u2019s \u201cfact check\u201d is blatantly false. Also, obviously, it doesn\u2019t even attempt to deal with anything I wrote in my Power Line post, which, among other things, explained why some observers have made exaggerated claims relating to Wisconsin\u2019s 2020 turnout numbers. Nor does it try to explain why there is something wrong with what I wrote on Facebook, which was that \u201cthe numbers suggest\u201d that there was major voter fraud in Wisconsin\u2013a claim that, as far as I know, stands unrebutted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So Facebook is a Democratic Party platform that will do all it can to help Joe Biden cling to his tenuous electoral lead. No surprise there. But the extent to which the internet platforms that control most avenues for the distribution of facts and opinions are willing to lie and cheat to support one political party is alarming. We live in a world that the Founders never contemplated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parler is looking really good right now. Please follow the link above to read the rest of the article. Facebook is no longer simply a neutral platform–it is a Democrat campaign site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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