GOP Rages at PolitiFact Tagging Michigan's John James as 'Mostly False' But Accurate
Tim Graham
September 1st, 2020 10:53 PM
Republicans are pulling out their hair again as PolitiFact uncorked another one of those strange rulings on Monday where they say the facts are "accurate" but it's still "Mostly False." Because they are not "fact checkers" as much as "context checkers," and they don't like Democrats being taken out of context. The Republican in this case is John James of Michigan, running against incumbent Democrat Sen. Gary Peters. Louis Jacobson summarized:
James said that Peters is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China."
The percentages are accurate, but they are cherry-picked because they ignore multiple other measurements that indicate a high level of engagement by Peters in Washington, including recent influential committee assignments, a perfect record on floor votes, and high scores on effectiveness from independent academic analyses.
We rate the statement Mostly False.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2020/09/01/gop-rages-politifact-tagging-michigans-john-james-mostly-false
