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steve2470

(37,481 posts)
Wed May 23, 2018, 04:47 PM May 2018

60% of what Fox News pundits say is false to some degree: Politifact

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/

Look at the false percentages and add them up. We veteran DU'ers already know this, but some lurkers and new people may not.

If you throw in "Half true", the percentage goes up to 78%.
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60% of what Fox News pundits say is false to some degree: Politifact (Original Post) steve2470 May 2018 OP
I don't believe it... bearsfootball516 May 2018 #1
That is waaaaayy too low awesomerwb1 May 2018 #2
if you throw in "Mostly True", the percentage hits 90% lol nt steve2470 May 2018 #3
...and the other 40% is 100% false? SeattleVet May 2018 #4

bearsfootball516

(6,732 posts)
1. I don't believe it...
Wed May 23, 2018, 04:55 PM
May 2018

Oh, wait. Yes I do.

Want to know an interesting fact? Out of all the cable news networks, can you guess who is generally the most accurate (and by a wide margin?)

It's CNN, Trump's favorite punching bag.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/cnn/

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/nbc/

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/

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