Some fact‑checks declare claims false while linking to sources that, when examined, support the disputed claim—relying on readers not clicking through. In Kessler’s June 2024 debate fact‑check, the linked BLS charts show native‑born employment merely returned to pre‑COVID levels while foreign‑born employment rose sharply, consistent with Trump’s framing about bounce‑back and immigrant‑driven gains. Link‑dressing can mask tendentious ratings.
— It challenges institutional fact‑checking credibility and gives a practical audit norm—check the linked datasets and whether incompatible surveys are being mixed.
José Duarte
2025.08.01
100% relevant
Glenn Kessler’s WaPo fact‑check of Trump’s jobs claim with embedded BLS graphs for native‑born vs foreign‑born employment.
José Duarte
2025.01.16
62% relevant
Both pieces scrutinize elite fact‑checking practices at major outlets and argue they mislead readers; here, Glenn Kessler’s 2017 GBI fact check is said to rely on an invalid aggregate success rate, paralleling the broader claim that 'fact checks' often misrepresent the underlying evidence.
José Duarte
2025.01.15
80% relevant
Like the Kessler example where linked data undercut the verdict, the article shows VERIFY issuing a 'false' ruling by redefining the claim (reservoirs vs tanks) and omitting the Santa Ynez Reservoir evidence; it also critiques NewsGuard's 'trust ratings' as methodologically ungrounded.