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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The misperceptions misperception mushrooms (Updated x2)

PolitiFact, it seems, has mired itself in the misperceptions marsh.

The problem started when the fact checkers went to test a recent claim made by comedian/Daily Show host Jon Stewart during an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace (yellow highlights added):
WALLACE: I don't think our viewers are the least bit disappointed with us. I think our viewers think, finally, they're getting somebody who tells the other side of the story.
STEWART: Right.
(CROSSTALK)
WALLACE: And in -- no, no, no. One more example.
STEWART: Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? The most consistently misinformed? Fox, Fox viewers, consistently, every poll.
WALLACE: Can we talk about your network? Can we talk about Comedy Central?
PolitiFact's story ended up rating Stewart's statement "False," noting that the bulk of the available polling showed that Fox viewers were better informed than those who follow some other news sources.

Then things got interesting.