{"id":356405,"date":"2021-10-22T03:09:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T00:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wapos-partisan-fact-checking-and-more\/"},"modified":"2021-10-22T03:09:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T00:09:26","slug":"wapos-partisan-fact-checking-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wapos-partisan-fact-checking-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"#WaPo&#8217;s partisan &#8216;fact-checking&#8217; and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e78c144a04\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e78c144a04\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wapos-partisan-fact-checking-and-more\/#This_fact-check\" >This fact-check<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wapos-partisan-fact-checking-and-more\/#This_headline\" >This headline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wapos-partisan-fact-checking-and-more\/#This_story\" >This story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wapos-partisan-fact-checking-and-more\/#This_tweet\" >This tweet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#WaPo&#8217;s partisan &#8216;fact-checking&#8217; and more<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_fact-check\"><\/span>This fact-check<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/><strong>We say: <\/strong>Count on Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post\u2019s partisan opinion writer who pretends to be a neutral \u201cfact checker,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/20\/no-biden-isnt-proposing-that-irs-spy-bank-records\/\"> to come to the Democrats\u2019 aid<\/a> yet again, this time over their plan to have banks send the IRS info about Americans\u2019 bank accounts. It\u2019s perfectly legit to consider this \u201cspying,\u201d but even if you don\u2019t agree, who died and made Kessler chief arbiter of whether it\u2019s a true or false fact? No surprise, of course, that CNN\u2019s John Harwood (and Biden Chief of Staff Ronald Klain) chimed in to fuel the propaganda. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cam_Cawthorne\/status\/1450807407425241092?s=20\">Cameron Cawthorne<\/a> is right: This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> echo chamber at work.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_headline\"><\/span>This headline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A headline from a New York magazine article on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and the Biden administration.&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-19882913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York magazine accuses Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of \u201cdestroying the Biden Presidency\u201d when she\u2019s protecting Americans from monstrous taxes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post composite<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>We say: <\/strong>Even Silly Putty can\u2019t stretch as far as this nonsensical New York magazine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2021\/10\/sinema-taxes-wealthy-biden-build-back-better-rich-democrats-senate.html\">headline<\/a>. Yes, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has opposed the monster tax hikes Dems are pushing (including many that would hit all Americans, not just the wealthy) so they can spend trillions more, on top of the $5 trillion in \u201cCOVID relief\u201d Washington has already pumped out. Yet how does that equate to being \u201cbent on destroying\u201d Joe Biden\u2019s presidency? In fact, with all the disasters he\u2019s produced in just nine months, Biden is destroying his presidency all by himself.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_story\"><\/span>This story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22-Schools.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A New York Times headline on COVID-19 cases in New York City public schools.\" class=\"wp-image-19882920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22-Schools.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22-Schools.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Whoppers-NYT-10-22-Schools.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The New York Times simply can\u2019t move on from gaslighting on COVID-19 outbreaks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post composite<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>We say: <\/strong>Can\u2019t the Gray Lady celebrate progress? The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/10\/19\/nyregion\/nyc-schools-covid-testing-data.html\">paper admits<\/a> that \u201cfor the past five weeks, [COVID] case counts have remained low\u201d among New York City public-school students \u2014 with the positivity rate at just 0.25 percent. Yet it can\u2019t resist a bit of fearmongering: The number of kids tested is too low. Vaccinated students aren\u2019t screened at all. Results can take up to three days. Blah, blah, blah. Please. There have been no outbreaks in the schools, and, indeed, the whole city (and the nation) has clearly turned the corner. Stop scaring people to get clicks and move on.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_tweet\"><\/span>This tweet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/><strong>We say: <\/strong>When the State Department (charged with leading US foreign policy and helping to safeguard national security)<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/1450854328189718530?s=20\"> is tweeting <\/a>about what pronouns to use to avoid offending people, you know the country is in trouble. State\u2019s tweet came just days after China test-fired a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, Russia reported intercepting two US jets over the Black Sea and bombers killed scores of innocents in places like Syria and Afghanistan. No matter: Americans need to be sensitive about their pronouns. (Yikes!)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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