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In reply to the discussion: So Politifact says "The idea that Obama is a Muslim is factual." I emailed them about it-- [View all]Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)19. I was about to suggest the same thing
Rachel refuses to consider Politifact as unbiased. And some of their verdicts have been downright bullshit.
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So Politifact says "The idea that Obama is a Muslim is factual." I emailed them about it-- [View all]
Jackpine Radical
Oct 2012
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It is a fact that some believe he is a Muslim. Therefore the idea he is Muslim is factual.
librechik
Oct 2012
#1
No. Both of those imply a factual quality. This is simply an ASSERTION by Mr. Williams Jr.
BlueStreak
Oct 2012
#8
Yes, they should ended the sentence with the phrase - but it is not factual.
The Wielding Truth
Oct 2012
#17
What does it tell you when PolitiFACT doesn't know the difference between an ASSERTION and a FACT?
BlueStreak
Oct 2012
#4
Ask them if the "idea" that Mitt is "not a true Christian" is factual ... if so, they should
JoePhilly
Oct 2012
#7
Jackpine, please sent this exchange to Rachel Maddow's team. "Politifact" and their "fact checking"
myrna minx
Oct 2012
#9
And so what if he is? Do we need publications like this feeding the rabid bigotry
sabrina 1
Oct 2012
#10
I suspect Obama's thinking is more science-based than faith-based. Regardless ....
Scuba
Oct 2012
#18
Just as you saying what *you* think it means doesn't change the fact of what it means.
cui bono
Oct 2012
#31
Since you cannot even accept what factual means there is nothing to talk about.
cthulu2016
Oct 2012
#33
That would be "verifiable," "empirical," "testable" in my dialect of English.
Jackpine Radical
Oct 2012
#26
The point is that you are wrong and have been proven wrong. You should just stop.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2012
#53
You can't consider yourself seriously interested in facts if you can read my post about the synonyms
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2012
#61
And that is why nobody uses Google dictionary. It is practically a slang dictionary.
cthulu2016
Oct 2012
#35
Thesaurus definition for "factual": real, correct Synonyms: absolute, accurate, actual,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2012
#51
I responded to your previous post if you want to continure there in one place. n/t
cui bono
Oct 2012
#25
Yes, that's what the majority of American English speakers will interpret it to mean. And, as I
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2012
#52
I FIRMLY Believe that Mitt Romney is not qualified to be president that means it
WCGreen
Oct 2012
#27
Outrageous. Politifact knows exactly what they are doing with that careful phrasing.
reflection
Oct 2012
#30
Actually, it IS a FACT that "Hank Williams Jr. says Barack Obama is a Muslim." Here is my email to
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2012
#54
Well, thanks, but I guess PolitiCrap doesn't agree, since they haven't bothered to even respond to
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2012
#68
Maybe they meant because his father converted to Islam for a while, Obama's genetically Muslim.
Bucky
Oct 2012
#36
i don't see any definition of "factual" that means you just make shit up
noiretextatique
Oct 2012
#41