An attempt to set the public narrative about what is true by framing individual's or organization's words in either a positive or negative light. Fact checks use labels such as "mostly true" and "mostly false" to frame equivalent statements in a positive or negative light depending on who made them. They also assume implications and intent of the speaker to frame technically correct statements as inaccurate in that the fact checker's own assumed implications were incorrect. When all else fails they use "missing context" to ignore the accuracy of the statement and interject related information to distract from it.
PolitiFact: "We've fact checked Ron Paul's statement about federal income tax being zero before 1913 as half true. There was one for a 10 year period a half century earlier after all"
Critic: "Didn't you fact check an equivalent statement by Jim Web as mostly true though? Oh wait. He's a democrat, isn't he?"
PolitiFact: ;)
Critic: "Didn't you fact check an equivalent statement by Jim Web as mostly true though? Oh wait. He's a democrat, isn't he?"
PolitiFact: ;)
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Get the Cheez-It check ya mug.This is an alternative form of hernia healthcheck, where, instead of coughing, the patient presents his/her ring piece for an examiner to cough into.
Note that following the recent corona virus outbreak, this check has been known to actually cause hernias when patients learn exactly what they have just been subjected to.
Note that following the recent corona virus outbreak, this check has been known to actually cause hernias when patients learn exactly what they have just been subjected to.
Jim: I have been rather enjoying my vacation here in Hawaii until I began to experience some pain - could you please check me for hernia weakness? Shall I turn my head and cough?
Tiff: No, no, here we do the Hawaiian Hernia Check. Please bend over so that I may corona cough in your ass.
Tiff: No, no, here we do the Hawaiian Hernia Check. Please bend over so that I may corona cough in your ass.
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Rafael was about to leave when he felt pressure build in his stomach. Rafael did the Banana Check to determine if he had to shit or if he just needed to pass gas. The Banana Check came back brown signaling the approaching shitstorm.
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