Fact Smatter Chart, June 2016: Presidential Candidates’ Truth Ratings
SRP-Politifact Chart For June 4, 2016
Candidates Truth
If you’ve been keeping up with our podcasts, then you’re familiar with our series Word Smatter with Jan the Man. Every week, we tear apart the language of the 2016 Presidential candidates to figure out exactly what these masters of ambiguity are talking about.
And once a month, our View-From-Below reporter, Kissonia Marvel, calls ‘em out. This graphic shows which candidates care about the facts, and which ones don’t.
Data compiled from Politifact.com.
Why bother?
Whadaya mean?
I mean facts don’t matter to most people. People make decisions based on feelings. Like Jan said.
I put a lotta time into this shit, Myron an you better show some love muthafuckah!!!
Myron, I deleted your response to Kissonia. I agree with your point about people making decisions based on feelings. But facts DO matter in the long run. People are slow to learn. And it’s often not until the paper house burns down that stubborn know-it-alls are forced to admit that it was always a fire hazard.
That’s what’s going on now with climate change. Among other issues.