Twitter Users Slam PolitiFact After Attempting to Clarify Claim Made by DeSantis
PolitiFact landed itself in hot water with Twitter users after seeking to clarify a claim made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Over the weekend, PolitiFact published a…
PolitiFact landed itself in hot water with Twitter users after seeking to clarify a claim made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Over the weekend, PolitiFact published a fact check on DeSantis’ claim that Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”
The outlet felt the need to clarify, saying, “Are more than half of felony charges in Manhattan downgraded? Yes, but its common elsewhere, too.”
One user replied to the tweet, writing, “Look at them coping over being wrong yet again. All politifact cares about is carrying water for their party.”
Radio host Joe Cunningham added, “‘We regret to inform you that Gov. Ron Desantis of Florida is correct.'”
One tweet argued, “These are propagandists not fact checkers. They just can’t help themselves. Meantime, Bragg ‘upgraded’ a misdemeanor to a felony in going after Trump. The ‘but’ should be an ‘and.'”
Another user stated, “‘He’s right, as confirmed by our ‘fact check,’ but it’s inconvenient to the narrative so we must add our own personal commentary to distract from the point.'”