Misadventures in Fact Checking

[Pragmatist]

Politifact on Martin O'Malley

97% of Planned Parenthood's work is mammograms, preventive care, O'Malley says

Somehow still rates a Half True despite acknowledging that PP doesn't do mammograms at all. By my math that's 0%.

If PP is responsible for referring millions of women to get a mammograms then they are certainly responsible for millions of mammograms.

 

[Blueneck]

What do cold burgers taste like? They were set out for the photoshoot before the players got into the room.

II wondered about that too. I wasn't aware they offered salads though. McDonald's salads are actually pretty good, IMO.

 

[Blueneck]

Politifact on Martin O'Malley

97% of Planned Parenthood's work is mammograms, preventive care, O'Malley says

Somehow still rates a Half True despite acknowledging that PP doesn't do mammograms at all. By my math that's 0%.

Wow. That's terrible! Poor Martin O'Malley's campaign was sabotaged by fact checkers. *smh* He'd probably be president now had that not happened! The injustice of it all!

Oh, the humanity!

 

[Macduff]

If PP is responsible for referring millions of women to get a mammograms then they are certainly responsible for millions of mammograms.

We already settled this. Telling someone to get something is not the same thing as providing it. That's basic English.

 

[Babba]

We already settled this. Telling someone to get something is not the same thing as providing it. That's basic English.

See post #339. PP never said they do mammograms. They said they do breast cancer screenings. And they do.

 

[Macduff]

See post #339. PP never said they do mammograms. They said they do breast cancer screenings. And they do.

So when a politician says that they do, that's false. But good old Politifact had to cut the Democrat a break so they bumped it up to half true.

 

[Babba]

So when a politician says that they do, that's false. But good old Politifact had to cut the Democrat a break so they bumped it up to half true.

O'Malley was mistaken. But some have insisted that PP can't say they do cancer screenings since they don't do mammograms. That's just horseshit. They also do PAP smears which is a form of cancer screening as well as breast examinations.

 

[Macduff]

O'Malley was mistaken. But some have insisted that PP can't say they do cancer screenings since they don't do mammograms. That's just horseshit. They also do PAP smears which is a form of cancer screening as well as breast examinations.

The objective fact is that they don't do mammograms. So when someone says that they do, then a so-called fact checker should rate that statement as false.

 

[Babba]

The objective fact is that they don't do mammograms. So when someone says that they do, then a so-called fact checker should rate that statement as false.

O'Malley's statement was, "97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health." They do provide preventative health services so half his statement was true. And that's what they ruled.

 

[Macduff]

O'Malley's statement was, "97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health." They do provide preventative health services so half his statement was true. And that's what they ruled.

So if postal employee said his job was 97% delivering the mail and brain surgery, that would be half true?
I like how the Politifact standard is that if part of a liberal's sentence is true then they'll cut them a break.