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My favorite example of bias from Politifact. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/oct/19/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-blames-russia-putin

• markdown 10y ago
  They endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. No further example of bias is necessary.
  • samirillian 10y ago
    Yeah? And I voted for her. Doesn't mean I turned off my critical faculties. Politifact is even less objective than an organization with obvious ideological commitments might be expected to be (given their explicit aim for objectivity).
    • markdown 10y ago
      > Doesn't mean I turned off my critical faculties. If a media org whose entire claim to credibility is based around being impartial decided it was a good idea to publicly endorse a candidate, than they're pretty invested in that candidate. From that point, they don't have to forgo critical thinking to manipulate public opinion if they choose to. They could just be selective about the "facts" they fact-check.