WaPo: Biden Didn’t Lie, He ‘Described His Stance Inaccurately’

Post knocks Beacon for quoting Biden verbatim

Alex Griswold
March 19, 2020 12:45 PM

A Washington Post fact-checker ruled Thursday that Joe Biden hadn't lied when he said he supported a fracking ban during Sunday's Democratic presidential debate. Rather, Biden had simply "described his fracking stance inaccurately."

Biden Ad Attacking Trump on Coronavirus Gets ‘Four Pinocchios’ From WaPo

Alex Griswold
March 13, 2020 11:45 AM

A Joe Biden ad received the worst possible ranking from the Washington Post fact-checker for attacking President Donald Trump with manipulated video.

Warren Facebook Ad Attacking Facebook for Running False Ads Is False

Warren claimed networks would ban false Trump ads, when they are legally barred from doing so.

Alex Griswold
October 18, 2019 1:50 PM

An ad the Elizabeth Warren campaign ran on Facebook attacking the social media platform for accepting false campaign ads from politicians was, in turn, false.

WaPo Gives Schiff Four Pinocchios for Whistleblower Claim

Graham Piro
October 4, 2019 10:35 AM

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler gave Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) four Pinocchios for falsely claiming the House Intelligence Committee had not heard from the Ukraine whistleblower.

PolitiFact Gives Hillary Clinton ‘Pants on Fire’ for Voter Suppression Claim

'Clinton’s numbers still aren’t anywhere close to accurate'

Alex Griswold
September 20, 2019 12:30 PM

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the lowest possible grade from fact-checker PolitiFact for repeating a claim that fact-checkers had already heavily criticized.

WaPo Gives Four Pinocchios to 2020 Dems Who Say Michael Brown Was Murdered

Kessler: Warren, Harris 'galling' in dismissal of Obama DOJ's findings in the case

David Rutz
August 13, 2019 10:55 AM

The Washington Post Fact-Checker gave its harshest rating of Four Pinocchios to a pair of Democratic presidential candidates who claimed black teenager Michael Brown was murdered in 2014 by a white policeman.

WaPo Gives Four Pinocchios to Planned Parenthood President

She claimed thousands of women died every year before Roe v. Wade

Jeffrey Cimmino
May 29, 2019 8:23 AM

The Washington Post's fact checker gave four Pinocchios to Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen's claim that "thousands" of women died every year prior to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

WaPo Gives Ocasio-Cortez Three Pinocchios for ‘Misleading’ Claims About Trump, Opioid Crisis

Jeffrey Cimmino
March 12, 2019 9:59 AM

The Washington Post's fact checker gave Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) "Three Pinocchios" for her "misleading" claims about President Donald Trump's use of federal funds to address the nation's opioid crisis.

Maybe Ocasio-Cortez Keeps Getting Fact-Checked Because She Keeps Saying Wrong S**t

Alex Griswold
January 25, 2019 1:41 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made a factual error Thursday when explaining a factual error she made while defending herself from a Washington Post fact-check that found she made several factual errors.

WaPo Fact Checker Gives Ocasio-Cortez ‘Three Pinocchios’ for Minimum Wage Claims

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Jeffrey Cimmino
January 24, 2019 9:15 AM

The Washington Post's fact checker gave Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) a "Three Pinocchio" rating for comments she made regarding the minimum wage and a living wage during a Monday interview.