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WaPo Fact-Checker Declines To Give AOC Pinocchios After She Lies About Her Green New Deal
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:29 pm
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On Monday, The Washington Post outdid itself in terms of wildly dishonest fact-checking. This time, the Post gave Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) zero Pinocchios for her blatant lie that her Green New Deal proposal was doctored.
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Solid fact-checking, Washington Post.
So. Much. Journalisming.
more here from daily wire
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Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:31 pm to L.A.
But it wasnt doctored!! It was edited
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:31 pm to L.A.
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"Democracy dies in darkness"
Plot twist: WaPo/MSM IS the darkness.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:37 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:37 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Plot twist: WaPo/MSM IS the darkness.
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There’s a case to be made that the criticism about ending airplanes and cows was a stretch to begin with, since the resolution didn’t mention any of that and the FAQs were not definitive on those points. But Ocasio-Cortez has now disowned the FAQs and the statements that went beyond the resolution. The line about providing for people “unwilling to work” has been walked back completely. So we won’t be awarding any Pinocchios in this kerfuffle.
Kerfuffles die in darkness.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:43 pm to L.A.
no Pinocchios for Zhu my little queenie 
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:45 pm to L.A.
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This is a lie. There were no doctored GND resolutions or FAQs “floating around.” There were people satirizing AOC’s own asinine Green New Deal backgrounder and FAQ.
This is a stretch. I saw the stuff about saving urine to brew beer posted here a few times, and not as satire.
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And there is no evidence that there were "draft versions floating out there."
This is true. The FAQ was supposedly a rough draft of a fact sheet, but she also shared it with media outlets. And if that was possibly an early draft, it doesn't speak well to their understanding of the world.
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There’s a case to be made that the criticism about ending airplanes and cows was a stretch to begin with, since the resolution didn’t mention any of that and the FAQs were not definitive on those points.
That's a generous reading from WaPo. The fact sheet certainly heavily implied getting rid of airplanes and cow farts, though not directly saying it.
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But Ocasio-Cortez has now disowned the FAQs and the statements that went beyond the resolution. The line about providing for people “unwilling to work” has been walked back completely. So we won’t be awarding any Pinocchios in this kerfuffle.
Generous again from WaPo, but I understand the point. This does not shield her for criticism of the botched rollout and the woeful fact sheet her team posted.
It's not as bad as Shaprio claims but WaPo was also too kind in their reading of events imho.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:45 pm to L.A.
I saw a porny comic panel once:
girl is sitting on Pinocchio's face and saying "Tell another lie!"
girl is sitting on Pinocchio's face and saying "Tell another lie!"
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:46 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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TbirdSpur2010
Have you seen this yet?
Saw it about 5 minutes ago and I'm still processing.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:50 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:Sicko
girl is sitting on Pinocchio's face and saying "Tell another lie!"
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:51 pm to L.A.
Doctored? Like with a Stethoscope?
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:54 pm to L.A.
Are we supposed to be peeing into AOC’s mouth, or was Facebook lying? I’m confused, and that’s not really my thing, even on her.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:57 pm to L.A.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 2:57 pm to L.A.
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Sicko
I found her to be creative and resourceful
Posted on 2/12/19 at 3:02 pm to Duke
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This does not shield her for criticism of the botched rollout and the woeful fact sheet her team posted.
Agreed. She "disowned" the FAQs? Weren't they on her official U.S. Representative website?
If nothing else, this whole thing tells me that she is extremely ill-prepared for a job of this magnitude. If material that she had to disown within mere hours was posted on her official page, that tells me that she either A) can't keep her staff in line or B) she has no idea what the hell she is doing.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 4:37 pm to junkfunky
Hadn't seen that yet.
Thought provoking.
Thought provoking.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 4:39 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Thought provoking.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure my brain completely shut down for a few minutes and then rebooted.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 4:40 pm to L.A.
i know some NFL referees who would fit right in at WaPo.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 4:45 pm to Athis
This post was edited on 2/12/19 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 2/12/19 at 4:49 pm to AuburnTigers
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But it wasnt doctored!! It was edited
It wasn’t edited the formatting was slightly modified.
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