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Politifact Writer Debunks Lies About Hillary, Then Declares ‘Both Sides’ Are Egregious
Lauren Carroll: I feel like it changes every week. We hear an egregious spin about her e-mails, and then that thousands of people were cheering on 9/11. and that Mexico is sending in the bad people. We are hearing it from both sides.
Even on its own terms, two horribly racist smears versus one example of “spin” doesn’t hold water, but maybe there’s something in Politifact’s ratings that supports Carroll’s conclusion that both sides are equally bad. Or maybe not. Here’s how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stack up according to Politifact’s own ratings:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/politifact-writer-debunks-lies-about-hillary-then-declares-both-sides-are-egregious/
Even on its own terms, two horribly racist smears versus one example of “spin” doesn’t hold water, but maybe there’s something in Politifact’s ratings that supports Carroll’s conclusion that both sides are equally bad. Or maybe not. Here’s how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stack up according to Politifact’s own ratings:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/politifact-writer-debunks-lies-about-hillary-then-declares-both-sides-are-egregious/
I rate her statement:
FYI This writer also tweets out hit pieces by Jonah Goldberg.
https://twitter.com/LaurenFCarroll/status/769270838780649473