Liberal PolitiFact Ohio Labels Truth “Mostly False”

By: Jason Hart (Diary)  |  October 15th at 09:45 AM  | 

Left-leaning PolitiFact Ohio pronounced a factual claim from U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel, a Republican, “Mostly False” on October 10. When compared to past rulings, this is yet another piece of evidence the Cleveland Plan Dealer’s “fact checking” outlet is riddled with liberal bias and lacks any scientific processes. In an October 10 Plain Dealer story, Washington correspondent Sabrina Eaton introduced Mandel’s claim that ”Sherrod Brown missed | Read More »

Ohio Senate Race Skewed by “Pants on Fire” Media Narrative

By: Jason Hart (Diary)  |  October 9th at 11:00 AM  | 

In the U.S. Senate race between Democrat incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh Mandel, a PolitiFact Ohio narrative – that Mandel is a ridiculous liar – has taken center stage, aided by reporters who treat PolitiFact Ohio as an objective source and ignore proof of the publication’s liberal bias.

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Newspapers Enable PolitiFact Ohio’s Liberal Bias

By: Jason Hart (Diary)  |  September 10th at 11:52 AM  | 

PolitiFact Ohio – the “fact checking” wing of the Cleveland Plain Dealer – faces proof of staffers’ liberal bias after two years of being cited as an authority by all six of Ohio’s major newspapers. Although a recent Media Trackers report debunked the outlet’s claim to objectivity, most of the state’s biggest dailies continue to treat PolitiFact Ohio as an objective source. On August 16, Media Trackers | Read More »

Thirteen Sherrod Brown Falsehoods Ignored by PolitiFact Ohio

By: Jason Hart (Diary)  |  August 20th at 08:17 AM  | 

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has a friend in PolitiFact Ohio, the leftist “fact checking” wing of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It’s no wonder: Sherrod has been a fixture of deep-blue Cleveland politics for decades, and his wife was a Plain Dealer columnist until she resigned after being caught on tape filming Senate challenger Josh Mandel at a Tea Party event last year. Consider the lone | Read More »

PolitiFact Ohio Plays Defense for Leftist Senator Sherrod Brown

By: Jason Hart (Diary)  |  August 19th at 10:53 AM  | 

Cross-posted from Breitbart.com. The journalistic malpractice outfit calling itself PolitiFact Ohio has ruled as “Pants on Fire” 6 of 22 recent statements by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel, supporting a “rocky start” narrative at legacy media outlets covering the campaign. Cherry-picking and distortions from PolitiFact Ohio act as another hurdle for Mandel in his race against incumbent Sherrod Brown – whose record is in many respects worse | Read More »