The State of the Union is typically an eye-opening exhibit of how dramatically slanted our “independent fact-checkers” are. An overview of the most prominent traditional national media sites reveals a total of 110 “fact checks” on the president to four for Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.). One might say that Trump spoke much longer, but all four of Spanberger’s claims were ruled as solid. Here’s the rundown:
PolitiFact promised their usual checking in real time, and performed nine checks on Trump and three on Abigail Spanberger. While Trump’s claims drew words like “exaggeration,” “mathematical hyperbole,” “no evidence,” and a “wrong,” they avoided the usual “Truth-O-Meter” ruling words. Spanberger’s three claims were ruled as “”research supports this number,” “This is accurate,” and “Early data supports.” (9-3)
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