It's interesting to consider how quickly FactCheck.org swallowed and promulgated the Boston Globe's fish story (which said Elliot recanted) on August 6th.
FactCheck.org has shown how very partisan they are OR they've shown how very incompetent they are.. Those are the only two options that I can see..
Either they are incompetent for spreading the Globe's "story" or they are partisan for spreading the Globe's "story" and neither description bodes well for their keeping their jobs.
I you read the bio's you can understand why they slant everything to the liberal side of the fence. Of course Neal Gabler would love these people .. they agree with his point of view.
FactCheck.org - About Us: Our Mission
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels.
The APPC accepts NO funding from business corporations, labor unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals. It is funded primarily by an endowment from the Annenberg Foundation.
Brooks Jackson
Director, Annenberg Political Fact Check
Brooks Jackson is a journalist who covered Washington and national politics for 32 years, reporting in turn for The Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal and CNN. At CNN he pioneered the "adwatch" and "factcheck" form of stories debunking false and misleading political statements starting with the Presidential election of 1992. His investigative reporting for The AP and the Journal won several national awards. He is the author of two books: Honest Graft: Big Money and the American Political Process (Knopf, 1988) and Broken Promise: Why the Federal Election Commission Failed (Twentieth Century Fund: 1990).
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, PhD
Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Dr. Kathleen Jamieson, Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, has written extensively on the press, politics, and presidential campaigns. Her research into deceptive political TV ads produced techniques that are now in common use in TV "adwatch" stories. Among the many books she has authored are: Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction, and Democracy (Oxford University Press, 1992) and Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong (Basic Books, 2000).
Jennifer Ernst
Researcher, Annenberg Political Fact Check
Jennifer Ernst earned her B.A. in political science at American University in Washington, DC. She joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center in June, 2004 with previous experience in the office of US Sen. Chuck Hagel, as well as the non-profit sector. After working in the Communications Department of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, she spent time in Brussels, Belgium working as a policy researcher for NGO Voice, a network of humanitarian aid organizations.
Seth Goldman
Researcher, Annenberg Political Fact Check
Seth Goldman earned his B.A. in political communication at George Washington University. He joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center in June, 2004 with previous experience as journalist, press relations assistant, and media researcher. He has worked at the Committee for a Democratic Majority and at Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's campaign committee. At GWU he founded and edited Sticks & Stones, an independent, student-run progressive newsmagazine.