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Snopes Caught Lying About Lack Of American Flags At Democratic Convention
Daly Caller ^ | 28 Jul 2016 | Peter Hasson

Posted on 07/28/2016 2:44:23 PM PDT by oblomov

Myth-busting website Snopes flagrantly lied about the lack of visible American flags on the first day of the Democratic Convention, claiming an image from the second day of the convention was actually from the first day in an attempt to debunk a factual story from The Daily Caller.

First, the facts. TheDC reported on Monday about the lack of visible American flags at day one of the convention. Several flags were briefly on stage for the national anthem and pledge of allegiance, at which point they were carried off stage, as the C-SPAN video for Monday clearly shows at the 35:40 mark. Even PolitiFact, which tends to lean to the left, noted that “when the color guard left, so did the physical flag.” After that point, the stage was devoid of any American flags for the remainder of day one.

As reported by TheDC, the DNC added flags to the stage for the second day of the convention — Tuesday, July 26. That same day, Snopes writer Dan Evon wrote a “fact-check” article declaring it “false” that: “No American flags were on display at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.”

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016dncconvention; dnc; flag; noamericanflag; snopes; snopeslies
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To: oblomov

I caught Snopes lying years ago.

Snopes consists of 2 Leftist Activist and their fat cat.

They are just okay on non political stuff.

Unfortunately most people just look for a “true” or a “false”’ and don’t read why. When you do on the political stuff. In most instances it’s DNC spin.

You are better off doing your own research.


21 posted on 07/28/2016 2:59:12 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: oblomov

FactCheck is the only one I have any respectable for on political matters.


22 posted on 07/28/2016 3:00:42 PM PDT by BlackAdderess (Hillary needs an intervention, not the presidency!)
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To: oblomov

Snopes connected to librals. Already documented.


23 posted on 07/28/2016 3:02:17 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; TWhiteBear; Salvation; WildHighlander57; ...
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Snopes is Sorros funded.

It has been a constant source of 0bama disinformation.

24 posted on 07/28/2016 3:03:28 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: oblomov
Who debunks the debunkers?

Looks like snopes just lost its reason for being.

25 posted on 07/28/2016 3:05:04 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: oblomov

No one should believe Snopes. They’re bought and paid for. Soros is a snake!!


26 posted on 07/28/2016 3:08:12 PM PDT by rejoicing
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To: TigerClaws

I get so sick of people using it as the final word.


27 posted on 07/28/2016 3:08:17 PM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: oblomov

Isn’t Fact-finder just as biased?


28 posted on 07/28/2016 3:10:02 PM PDT by Exit148 ((Loose Chnge Club founder) Put yours aside for the next Freepathon!)
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To: rejoicing; mitch5501

Ha, I knew someone at a ‘Bible prophecy’ website who thought Snopes was good. He also believed Obama’s word that he was a Christian.

Sometimes, you’re just wasting your time.


29 posted on 07/28/2016 3:10:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: LucyT

[ It has been a constant source of 0bama disinformation. ]

Yes. Yes it has.


30 posted on 07/28/2016 3:10:49 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: PCPOET7

Snopes generally is like the Southern Poverty Law Center on justice and the Union of Concerned Scientists on global warming.
And for that matter any number of lefty organizations holding themselves out as impartial arbiters: they have a thin public veneer of credibility, but at the end of the day they are strictly agenda-driven.
Frauds, IOW—like CNN, Jake Tapper, the WSJ and all the rest who haven’t yet been outed.


31 posted on 07/28/2016 3:11:21 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: oblomov
Snopes Caught Lying About Lack Of American Flags At Democratic Convention

The words "Snopes" and "Liars" are synonymous in my opinion.

32 posted on 07/28/2016 3:12:43 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: oblomov

Snopes lie? Say it ain’t so~!


33 posted on 07/28/2016 3:12:46 PM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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To: BlackAdderess

I’ve found Truth or Fiction to be fair in their findings.

https://www.truthorfiction.com/search/#gsc.tab=0


34 posted on 07/28/2016 3:13:45 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: colorado tanker; CodeToad

Agreed. Snopes perhaps somewhat works for reading about internet hoaxes and other very harmless stuff.
For other more serious research, that website (due to left-leaning ownership) is completely worthless for political data.

35 posted on 07/28/2016 3:15:01 PM PDT by Blue Jays
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To: UCANSEE2
The DNC had no flags for the stage, so they took them from the Capitol Building in Philadelphia. (cheap bastards wouldn’t go out and buy some American Flags).

Why would they want to own any? They only needed them long enough to fool stupid people, after that, they don't want to look at them.

They aren't cheap bastards, they just Hate America and it's flags.

36 posted on 07/28/2016 3:15:04 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: oblomov
Snopes also found that there were "no irregularities" in the 2012 election.

Despite what lies they've disseminated before, that right there killed any remaining veracity they might have had.

37 posted on 07/28/2016 3:15:18 PM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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To: oblomov; All

If the internet were to be diagnosed with genital herpes, one of the strains would most certainly be the ‘SNOPES’ virus.

The two pathetic libtards running that website are nothing more than Soros-bought-and-paid-for leftist mouthpieces.

Trust that Nigerian prince with the millions hidden away in storage before you put any credence into the Snopes-Snakes.


38 posted on 07/28/2016 3:16:53 PM PDT by mkjessup (Philadelphia 'RAT Convention = The Most Gigantic Nest of Cockroaches & Vermin EVER.)
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To: Robert DeLong

“A lot of what Snope’s debunks ... “

I agree ... I often see a lot of speculations and “jumping to conclusions” based on a couple of facts that fit the left’s narrative. Snopes is ridiculous.

I think a great business case could be made for a fact checking site that’s run by people on both the left and right ... but I don’t think the media nor politicians would really like something like that growing into something reliable. 90% of them would be exposed.


39 posted on 07/28/2016 3:20:06 PM PDT by edh (I need a better tagline)
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To: oblomov; All

I remember the Snopes early days. Liberals would tout it like the gospel truth when it came to politics.

But like you say, who fact checks the fact checkers, I never put much faith in Snopes back then and still don’t. Sucks for those libtards that got fooled, lol.

CGato


40 posted on 07/28/2016 3:27:15 PM PDT by Conservative Gato
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