Glenn Kessler
Kessler Claims He Fact-Checked GOP More Because It Is In Power
Former Washington Post colleagues Glenn Kessler and Jen Rubin reunited on August 4 on Rubin’s The Contrarian podcast to discuss Kessler’s departure from the Post’s Fact Checker page. During their conversation, Kessler would unleash three headscratchers: that he fact-checked Republicans more because they are in power, a historically incorrect warning about going back…
Mark Halperin PUSHED 'Fact Checker' Kessler to Admit 'Cheapfake' Error
Former ABC News political director Mark Halperin interviewed Washington Post “Fact Checker” Glenn Kessler after his final “fact check.” Halperin honed in on one of Kessler's most controversial recent checks, going after the New York Post for overplaying Joe Biden meandering off to talk to a parachutist.
Kessler: WashPost's Desire to Appeal to Fox Viewers Influenced My Exit
After departing The Washington Post, fact-checker Glenn Kessler did what seemingly every major journalist who has recently left a major outlet has done: he joined Substack. On Tuesday, Kessler took to his new platform to claim that he left the Post because publisher Will Lewis wanted to expand the paper’s audience to include Fox News watchers.
Kessler Departs WashPost Lamenting Trump Won't Take Him Seriously
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler departed the paper on Thursday in a gloomy mood as he penned his final column lamenting the state of the industry and repeating several sanctimonious falsehoods about the business.
Column: The Washington Post 'Fact Checker' Packs In The Pinocchios
Washington Post “fact checker” Glenn Kessler announced on July 28 he’s hanging up his Pinocchios and accepting a generous buyout after 27 years.
The 10 Most Egregious 'Fact' Checks of 2024
It is a common retort among those who argue in favor of an “independent” fact-checking industry that Republicans and conservatives are fact-checked more because they lie more. However, anyone who reads beyond the headlines will soon see this is nonsense. Over the past year, the fact-checkers have come out with some “fact” checks that are themselves factually challenged. Here are the worst ten…
Kessler Gives 3 Pinocchios To Critic Of Harris's 2020 Riots Response
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler spun himself dizzy on Monday as he came to Kamala Harris’s defense as he gave former Minneapolis police officer Scott Creighton three Pinocchios for his characterization of her response to the 2020 riots.
WashPost 'Fact Checker' Aids Biden, Throws 4 More Pinocchios at Trump
On Monday morning, Washington Post "Fact Checker" Glenn Kessler was tossing his "Four Pinocchios" Liar rating at Donald Trump again, this time over rent-support payments for migrants in the Democrat-run state of Michigan. In recent months, Kessler has conveniently avoided throwing a single Pinocchio at Joe Biden. It looks like Glenn Kessler (D-D.C.).
WashPost's Kessler Shames Biden For Claiming Hamas Beheaded Babies
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler has found a topic on which to consistently shame President Joe Biden: being too much against Hamas. Earlier, Kessler condemned Biden for not trusting Hamas’s casualty reports despite admitting combatant deaths are lumped in with non-combatants and on Wednesday, Kessler added the claim that Hamas beheaded Israeli babies.
Kessler: 'Remarkably Uninformed' To Doubt Hamas's Casualty Reports
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler decided to detour from going after Republicans on Wednesday to condemn something President Biden said recently. Unfortunately, it was on the subject of Biden doubting Hamas’s casualty reports, labeling such…
WashPost Fact-Butcher Kessler Regurgitates Debunked Inflation Spin
Apparently The Washington Post’s in-house fact-butcher Glenn Kessler hasn’t learned his lesson. He regurgitated one of his already-debunked arguments spinning inflation data to protect President Joe Biden.
EXCLUSIVE: Economists Blast Fact-Butcher Glenn Kessler on Inflation
The Washington Post’s third-rate “fact-checker” Glenn Kessler butchered the facts when he claimed that the sky-high inflation brought on by Bidenomics barely made a dent in Americans’ spending power. Economists interviewed by MRC Business were having none of it.
Fact-Checkers Falsely State Florida Didn't Ban CRT, Again
The assortment of online fact-checkers really did not appreciate Republican presidential candidates criticizing Democrats’ extreme abortion policies during their Wednesday debate, but abortion wasn’t the only topic they incorrectly condemned the candidates on. The same cabal of self-appointed guardians of the truth also declared Critical Race Theory to be a made up issue that Republicans,…
'Fact Checkers' WRONGLY Claim Democrats Aren't Extremely Pro-Abortion
A big moment in the debate discussion on Twitter on Wednesday night was MSNBC host Jen Psaki claiming "No one supports abortion up until birth." That's simply, obviously false if you listen to Democrat politicians or read the 2020 Democrat platform. But "independent fact checkers" rushed to defend the extremist Democrats once again.
