Politifact criticized for not fact-checking journalists

[adric mutelovic]

With very rare exceptions, the fact-checking website Politifact.com does not criticize journalists.

Progressive media critic Bob Somerby notes today:

Politifact is willing to fact-check (almost) everyone!

In recent days and weeks, they’ve been willing to fact-check Barack Obama—and even Jimmy Carter! They’ve fact-checked Chief Justice Roberts and Republican senator Tom Coburn—and a little-known physics professor at the University of Rhode Island.

They’ve been willing to fact-check Jay Carney—and they’re even willing to fact-check “Bloggers.” For the most recent post in their “Bloggers” series, just scope this post right here...

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"The one group you won’t see on their list is the powerful people at Fox—along with those at MSNBC and CNN."

It's worth noting that Politifact is part of a newspaper (Tampa Bay Times).

Read: http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/2013/06/politifact-fact-checks-almost-everyone.html