The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than Most Nations

Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by allworknoplay on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:07PM (#20802722)

What a ridiculous site. "In other words, we are conservative/libertarian in our personal views—but unlike many policy and media organizations—Just Facts is devoted to objectivity, and we do not favor facts that support our viewpoints. Instead, we will report any fact that meets our Standards of Credibility, regardless of the implications."

Except that's never true.

1) If your views make you more inclined to report on / investigate along certain ideological lines, you'll wind up reporting vastly more "facts" that fit your views, even if you're only reporting "facts".

2) Other news media outlets will cherry-pick your facts, even if you don't.

3) Unconscious bias is a fucking thing, guys.

This is not neutrality.

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Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by ufo on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:14PM (#20802789)

Their bias is patently obvious if you visit their page on abortion:

https://www.justfacts.com/abortion.asp

The entire article is dedicated to repeating typical pro-life talking points. For example, a timeline of when the fetus' heart starts beating, "debunking" cherry-picked statements from Planned Parenthood, and testimonials from people born prematurely.

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Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by allworknoplay on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:19PM (#20802819)

For example, if anyone is curious, check their "facts" on energy: https://www.justfacts.com/energy.asp

There's a giant section on the benefits of fracking, but the environmental impact section is limited to "generally" not being a problem. They use that word "generally" like 10 times, and they don't bother to report the facts that in many cases it has been a direct and obvious problem. That's not neutrality.

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