http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2021/03/11/outstanding-job-newsweeks-fact-check-on-ted-cruzs-stimulus-check-claim-has-evolved-from-mostly-false-to-true/
This week, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said that the bill President Biden signed earlier today will give stimulus checks to millions of illegal immigrants:
Ted Cruz ~ ... 6/x FACT 9: When Durbin said “illegal immigrants don’t have social security numbers,” he was deliberately saying something false, knowing it would be repeated.
... FACT 10: Under the bill’s language, MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS will get the $1400 checks.
A Newsweek fact check initially tagged Cruz’s tweet as “mostly false.” And then the walk back began:
Eddie Zipperer ~ Outstanding job, @Newsweek fact-checker. Not of fact-checking @tedcruz but of eventually fact-checking your fact-check.
“Mostly false” didn’t last for long.
Here’s how it went after that:
This is why so many people roll their eyes at “fact-checking” these days, because all too often their initial instinct is to spin for Democrats rather than deal in facts, but at least they corrected it:
Eddie Zipperer ~ I mean, when you’re a fact checker, and the outlet has to correct your ruling from “mostly false” to “true” shouldn’t you just hang up the gloves?
This would have further ruined the media’s credibility, but it’s already pretty much at rock bottom.
Fusilli Spock ~ It's not really fact-checking, it's narrative enforcement.
Sen. Cruz made the Democrats aware of Newsweek’s change:
Ted Cruz ~ Facts are stubborn things @DickDurbin.
Newsweek CONFIRMS that millions of illegal aliens will receive $1400 stimulus checks.
Newsweek REVERSES its earlier “mostly false” ruling, changes it to ... TRUE.
Dick, that means what you said on the floor was FALSE.
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