Politifact decimated on social media after awarding ‘Lie of the Year’ to Trump
PolitiFact was criticized by many on social media for awarding “Lie of the Year” to President-elect Donald Trump instead of the more obvious candidate. What is the basis for independent fact-checking? said This year's lie was Trump's claim that Haitian immigrants were eating dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio. The claim spread quickly on social […]
J.K. Rowling Rips BBC Awarding Athlete Who Failed Gender Eligibility Test
Author JK Rowling on Tuesday expressed anger at the BBC after it awarded an athlete who had previously failed a gender eligibility test. Zambian football (soccer) player Barbra Banda was selected through a public voting campaign “after candidates were selected by a panel of global football experts including coaches, players, administrators and non-BBC journalists.” She […]
‘Solidarity Forever’: Biden-Harris EPA Weighs Awarding Taxpayer Dollars To Nonprofit That Wants To Defund The Police
One of the last actions the Biden-Harris administration will take may be to pay tens of millions of dollars to pro-Palestinian nonprofits that distributed protest materials praising Hamas' October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel. EPA in December 2023 selected Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), an environmental justice nonprofit based in Berkeley, California, receives a $50 million […]