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 »