Voters tend to send the more truthful candidate to the US Senate. On average, winners perform better on PolitiFact checks than losers, incumbents better than challengers. But that may be changing.| Iffy.news
Every four years Iffy.news compiles PolitiFact-checks (with permission) to rate the veracity of political people. We convert their fact-checks into credibility scores, comparing pols, pundits, PACS…| Iffy.news
Comes from Controlled heather burn During the recent Westminster moorland burning debate, in relation to tackling climate change and carbon release, Olivia Blake MP (Sheffield, Hallam, Labour) discussed multiple statistics about burning, including: Is the hon. Member| What the Science Says
Where the claim came from Recent discussions over the struggles facing Scottish capercaillie have intensified, with conversations centring on the threats facing the birds. The role of predation in capercaillie…| What the Science Says
Where the claim came from It is commonly stated that some 71% of land area in the UK is agricultural, with a recent example including an article from Sky News1. Although…| What the Science Says
Where the claim came from The claim that wildlife crime reports increased throughout Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 has been made by multiple sources such as National Geographic1, The Guardian2 and other…| What the Science Says
Where the claim came from There are numerous news articles and websites providing the quote that: There are around 75% more wild bees on organic farms These sources include the…| What the Science Says
We examine the claim that the most significant factor in the near extinction of the Californian Condor was lead poisoning through exposure to hunting ammunition.| What the Science Says
Comes from A Wild Justice Petition, which can be found here: Ban driven grouse shooting; wilful blindness is no longer an option. Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice)…| What the Science Says
Anatomy of an anti-vax fact-check: Consider the Source, Check the Site, Confirm the Content. Who made the claim, who published it, where’s the evidence?| Iffy.news
This last of a three-parter compares the PolitiFact credibility of groups making political claims. The most truthful: comedians. The least: social media.| Iffy.news
Part two of the series, that turns PolitiFact-checks into credibility scores, calculates the truth ratings of people in the past three presidential administrations.| Iffy.news
Using PolitiFact-checks, we can compare the credibility of candidates and determine, from past elections, if voters tend to pick the more truthful candidate. (They do.)| Iffy.news