True to form, FactCheck has provided us with yet another clean, clear analysis of the bogus claims of a presidential attack ad. This one happens to be about John McCain, but I've seen nothing to indicate that FactCheck gives Barack Obama preferential treatment. As someone who follows the news closely, I'm always glad to see the candidates' statements parsed this thoroughly, although I'm left wondering how these analyses will affect the public's impression of the election -- or, sadly, whether they will at all.

Great blog! FactCheck is part of my early morning routine whilst enjoying a cup of espresso in a daily ritual savored without interruption before the travails of the day. McCain’s falsehoods outnumber Obama’s by at least 9-to-1. But then when you cannot possibly win the argument based on facts and your record, all you have left are lies and deceit.

One more McCain ad, one more blizzard of factual misstatements and outright lies. FactCheck.org is one of only a handful of non-partisan fact police, and generally ignored by the public. The MSM occasionally quotes them but it doesn't seem to make much different. Many voters seem to make decisions based on some emotional connection, and once they've decided, they don't want to hear any criticism of their choice, which can cause cognitive dissonance.

As usual, FactCheck provides excellent evidence and fully documented sources. It fairly presents the position it analyzes. If I could change one thing I would take out the "he is a Democrat, after all" comment.

Another FactCheck debunking of political add claims -- this time of misleading statements in a McCain add. I fear, however, that once a false charge is made, publishing the facts does little to change public perception.

The hard work of fact checking done in a timely manner.

I love these guys! I wish they got wider coverage. It would help a lot of voters. I also trust them because they're willing to check everybody on everything.

FactCheck is an excellent complement to NewsTrust. They serve the same goal: on FactCheck users source claims made by the media and politicans and provide deeper context when context is necessary. This article is a perfect example of FactCheck balancing out a biased conservative ad. The website also provides critical, objective analysis of liberal media. This article partially exposes unfair political disinformation tactics, but more than anything provides comprehensive information about the issue.

Excellent article that shows several examples of how McCain stretched the truth or blatantly lied about Obama.

FactCheck usually leans toward the republican view, but the McCain/neocon lies and distortions in this case seem so bad that it drew an appropriate rebuke from FactCheck. Several detractions bothered me. The title "Maverick Misleads" promotes the faux framing of McCain as a maverick when he has mutated into the most regressive neocon he could contort himself into with over 95% votes with Bush in the last year. And while the ad is criticized in the writeup, the inset includes and repeats and echoes the garbage, which is the desire of the neocons to get the lies in front of many eyes as often as possible.

A very thorough dissection of a misleading political ad.

By using these low and nasty tactics, John McCain has demonstrated once again that the only thing he has put first is himself. This nation faces many tough issues and challenges, and instead of providing solutions, John McCain chooses to distract us with dirty politics. I hope the media will do the responsible thing and set the record straight. I for one am tired of this kind of politics. We deserve better.

The sad thing is that FactCheck debunks McCain again and again. But he simply doubles down on his falsehoods.

Politics is an unfair world. Trust or not trust is wholly in the eye of the believer, any comments on political grounds will be completely fair for some people, completely unfair for some other people. Looking beyond the news, when they are related to political claims will always have to be based on my own political tendencies. Changing in political preferences is, for the general people, more a way of feeling than a way of thinking.