Avast ye scurvy dogs! Them Biden-supporting fact-checkers be a failin' to pounce on Rashida Tlaib, arrr!
2023-11-26
Arrr, me hearties! The fine souls of the House of Representatives have just cast their votes to give a good ol' censure to that scallywag Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a true firebrand of the seas! Avast, the winds of change be blowin'!
The House of Representatives recently voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for spreading falsehoods about Israel and the October 7 attack. Tlaib has made outrageous claims, such as Israel bombing the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza and denying that the phrase "from the river to the sea" is a Hamas slogan advocating for the eradication of Israel. However, fact-checkers have not corrected her false statements. In fact, fact-checking organizations like PolitiFact and FactCheck.org have focused on fact-checking Tlaib's opponents, while ignoring her. Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler has also been too busy criticizing former President Trump and Republicans to evaluate Tlaib. Reuters Fact Check flagged social media posts suggesting that Tlaib should be deported, but only mentioned "missing context" instead of calling it false. USA Today's fact-check squad defended Tlaib, claiming that a video from 2016 showing her protesting Trump was not in support of Hamas, but they conveniently left out the part about the House censuring her for spreading "unbelievable falsehoods." A fact check by Zachary Faria on the claim that Tlaib called for the genocide of the Jewish people found that Rep. Cori Bush's defense of Tlaib was a lie. Tlaib herself tweeted a video accusing Biden of supporting the genocide of the Palestinian people, but fact-checkers failed to address this. Overall, it seems that fact-checkers are more interested in correcting Tlaib's critics than holding her accountable for her false statements.