Final thought: legitimizing unreasonable claims is not harmless. It gums up our cognitive capacities, degrading our ability to perceive and reject junk. Not to mention diverting attention from what matters. Thoughts are precious, don’t squander them on nonsense.
Joe Biden has claimed he was a staunch liberal in the Senate. He wasn’t. His voting record reveals a history of repeatedly breaking with liberal orthodoxy, from his vote to authorize the Iraq War to his backing of measures that led to mass incarceration. https://t.co/oM3VRs2O0u
Responding to the piece in the Atlantic about his past remarks about the military, President Trump tweeted that "I never called John (McCain) a loser." But he did, in a televised event, in 2015. And then he tweeted about it. Pants on Fire. https://t.co/hz3PCOBkSR
Trump's accusation about Biden seeking to end school choice is ambiguous, and misleading. Biden supports good charter schools and allowing students to pick among public schools. https://t.co/eUcG8E76Kb
Donald Trump discussed the case/fatality rate at the #RNCConnvention because it's the measure that makes the U.S. look the best. But a better measure, experts say, is mortality rate. There, the U.S. doesn't look nearly as good. https://t.co/wvIo4b4EfF
Sen. Tom Cotton said "Joe Biden coddled socialist dictators in Cuba." Biden said he would engage with Cuba, as Obama did. But this claim ignores that Biden has repeatedly criticized Cuba’s human rights record. https://t.co/3RMiLBAenR #RNC2020
Ben Carson said "In Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump led the crusade to allow blacks and Jews into private clubs and resorts.”
Led the crusade? Here's the real story:
https://t.co/rvZhUsgTaG
UFC Pres Dana White said, "No one person and no one place could have anticipated the challenges that COVID would bring." President Trump said the coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.” Experts disagreed. https://t.co/BXA5o0LzYF #RNC2020
It's not accurate to say that “Joe Biden wants to end school choice.” Biden’s education policies include support for charter schools and public school choice. https://t.co/eUcG8E76Kb #RNC2020
A Trump campaign ad and Mike Pence claim Joe Biden, when asked about defunding the police, said "Yes, absolutely." That's False: https://t.co/y33xOjXKQV #RNC2020