Polls and Fact Check Organizations

[SoutherDem]

Although I feel it is too early to worry about polls, I do look at RCP everyday to see the current average and who is saying Obama is up or down. I know some are more geared toward one side or another, and by using RCPs averaged total gives to me the best picture of what is really happening.
So I know don't necessarily trust the polls.

But, what about the fact check organizations? Are they really fair? I don't expect every claim Romney makes be deemed totally false or every claim Obama makes be deemed totally true, but at times with the limited information I have to my access I don't agree with their results. I don't know if I am too bias, which may very well be true, do they have bias or are they trying to look "fair and balanced" so they are not accused of being too easy or hard on one side or the other.

[Marzupialis]

1. Fact-checking orgs try to be too balanced

Let's say that Republicans lie 75:% of the time and dEmocrats lie 25% of the time. I don't know how much each side lies but let's just imagine that scenario.

Fact-check.org would help the big liars by trying to go 50-50; that is, fact-check as many falsehood from democrats as they do from Republicans. These organizations are very scared of being criticizes as biased by either side. But again, if one party lies more than the other, then it is necessary to fact-check the big liars more often.

That's why I like Media Matters; they don't pretend to be wishy washy half-and-half scaredy cats. They correct right-wing BS period.

[SoutherDem]

2. Thanks I am going to check out Media Matters