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andym

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6. These numbers are horrible: the best mainstream site is only 60% true!?

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:24 AM

Dec 2016

and the worst is 18% with the other major outlet at 31% true! No wonder the country could elect a liar like trump who actually tells the truth about the same as Fox-- 15% true or mostly true-- but he actually underperforms them.

I checked http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv and the numbers in the op are somewhat wrong. Fox actually tells the truth 22% of the time-- yikes still bad, but actually 7% better than Trump --and CNN tells the truth 54%. So the best TV news only tells the truth a little more than half the time!

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USA decides to cancel Fox News because it is 82% fraudulent ... [View all] pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Fox's 82% lies doesn't matter to deplorable, dumbed down dipshits. oasis Dec 2016 #1

FAUX brain mush SHRED Dec 2016 #2

Would that OP's headline was true. n/t Different Drummer Dec 2016 #3

So they'll question the validity of food stamps but not that of a stolen election. Got it. Initech Dec 2016 #4

Excellent! nm AmericanActivist Dec 2016 #5

These numbers are horrible: the best mainstream site is only 60% true!? andym Dec 2016 #6