Only 11% percent of things on Faux News is true.

futurecurrents · Mar 9, 2015

Statements made on FOX
Click on the ruling to see all of the statements made on FOX.

True14 (11%)(14)
Mostly True14 (11%)(14)
Half True24 (19%)(24)
Mostly False26 (20%)(26)
False39 (30%)(39)
Pants on Fire12 (9%)(12)

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/

futurecurrents · Mar 9, 2015

Some examples of the lies on Faux News...

DANA PERINO

On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces."

Wrong last year, wrong today

futurecurrents · Mar 9, 2015

STEVE DOOCY
"NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming."

TUCKER CARLSON
"Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns."

BILL O'REILLY
"We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it."

Apparently, the research wasn't thorough enough

futurecurrents · Mar 9, 2015

Are righties just stupid?

In my opinion, yes.

gwb-trading · Mar 9, 2015

Is this a good time to mention that PolitFact is put out by the Tampa Bay Times - a publication that leans heavily to the left. It is obvious that they rate any statement doubting "climate change" as 'pants on fire' - the sad reality is that we will be able to look back in 20 years and have solid evidence of what a bunch of loons work at the Tampa Bay Times (thanks to Internet Archiving even if they remove the material from their own website). I rate PolitiFact one cuckoo clock:

Here is the Politifact information on major cable networks:

CNN - http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/cnn/

True10 (17%) (10)
Mostly True23 (40%) (23)
Half True12 (21%) (12)
Mostly False5 (9%) (5)
False6 (10%) (6)
Pants on Fire2 (3%)(2)

MSNBC / NBC - http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/nbc/

Mostly True29 (24%) (29)
Half True28 (23%) (28)
Mostly False27 (22%) (27)
False22 (18%) (22)
Pants on Fire5 (4%)(5)

FOX - http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/

True14 (11%) (14)
Mostly True14 (11%) (14)
Half True24 (19%) (24)
Mostly False26 (20%) (26)
False39 (30%) (39)
Pants on Fire12 (9%)(12)

Scataphagos · Mar 9, 2015

You are out of your farkin' mind.

Do you think Fox would survive if they just made up lies and tried to pass them off as factual news?

Just how stupid can you be?

dbphoenix · Mar 9, 2015

futurecurrents said:
Are righties just stupid?

In my opinion, yes.

Pretty much, if those who post here are representative.

gwb-trading · Mar 9, 2015

futurecurrents said:
Some examples of the lies on Faux News...

DANA PERINO

On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces."

Wrong last year, wrong today

Interesting enough... they rate it 'pants on fire' but the article goes on quoting scientist after scientist supporting The Telegraph article "The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever" stating that the adjusted temperature data is a significant issue.... but somehow PolitiFact manages to rate this story as a lie.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...ws-host-climate-scientists-fabricated-temper/

Tsing Tao · Mar 9, 2015

Wow, I would have figured Fox news would have made or put out more than 129 statements in it's near twenty years of broadcasting. Or maybe these statements were selectively chosen? Nahh...can't be. That must be all they've made.

And it's righties who are stupid.

Max E. · Mar 9, 2015

gwb-trading said:
Interesting enough... they rate it 'pants on fire' but the article goes on quoting scientist after scientist supporting The Telegraph article "The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever" stating that the adjusted temperature data is a significant issue.... but somehow PolitiFact manages to rate this story as a lie.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...ws-host-climate-scientists-fabricated-temper/

That they would give that a pants on fire rating shows that they are a joke, i mean its so widely reported only a complete partisan hack could give it a pants on fire rating, they say they reserve that rating for people making stuff up out of thin air, well id love for them to explain how they came to the conclusion that came out of thin air, when it has been widely reported on by various different news agencies.