Glenn Kessler on HotAir

Glenn Kessler

May 2019

WaPo fact check: No Pinocchios for dubious Harris claim to not oppose private health insurance?

Ed Morrissey May 14, 2019 2:01 PM

“But her language is slippery.”

Kessler gives Biden four Pinocchios on tax cuts

Jazz Shaw May 01, 2019 12:31 PM

A rare glimpse at a hole in the narrative

Apr 2019

Texas police: You’d better believe Beto tried to flee his DUI wreck

Ed Morrissey Apr 24, 2019 4:01 PM

The dangers of a modified limited hangout.

Omar: Bush said “people” did 9/11 too, you know

Ed Morrissey Apr 12, 2019 12:01 PM

Fact check: Well…

Feb 2019

Harris’ “Trump tax cut is really a tax hike” spin gets four Pinocchios

Ed Morrissey Feb 13, 2019 8:41 PM

“Nonsensical and misleading.”

WaPo fact-checker: Ocasio-Cortez team’s lies about the Green New Deal FAQ earn … zero Pinocchios

Allahpundit Feb 11, 2019 6:41 PM

What?

Jan 2019

AOC spent yesterday fighting with the Washington Post’s fact-checker, today she (sort of) apologized

John Sexton Jan 25, 2019 1:21 PM

“She’s wrong. Don’t always believe what you see on Twitter.”

Sep 2018

WaPo fact check: You bet Beto tried to flee the scene in DWI

Ed Morrissey Sep 25, 2018 6:01 PM

“The driver attempted to leave the accident but was stopped by the reporter.”

WaPo fact-checker warns Dems: Don’t keep propagating Kamala Harris’ falsehoods on Kavanaugh

Ed Morrissey Sep 11, 2018 12:01 PM

Cotton: “It’s a done deal.”

Mar 2018

Dershowitz: Democrats have to fire Ellison over Farrakhan lies

Ed Morrissey Mar 16, 2018 10:41 AM

“We don’t have affirmative action when it comes to bigotry.”

Jan 2018

More “crumb”-iness: Two Pinocchios for McCaskill for false tax-reform attack

Ed Morrissey Jan 12, 2018 4:01 PM

Snobbery.

Jan 2017

Oopsie! Department of Education cops to massive math error on student loans

Ed Morrissey Jan 23, 2017 10:01 PM

Also: Four Pinocchios for Maxine Waters on “ridiculous” attack on DeVos.

Jul 2016

Fact-Checkers agree: Hillary told a lot of blatant lies about her email server

John Sexton Jul 06, 2016 3:01 PM

“In light of this information, we update the original Two Pinocchio rating to Four Pinocchios.”

May 2016

WaPo fact check rebukes Dem claim over cost of Benghazi select committee

Ed Morrissey May 17, 2016 10:01 AM

Perspective?

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Team Bernie over superdelegate-switch claim

Ed Morrissey May 05, 2016 8:41 PM

That’s all, folks!

Apr 2016

WaPo fact checker: When are Democrats going to finally acknowledge their “misleading” gender wage-gap rhetoric?

Ed Morrissey Apr 14, 2016 10:41 AM

Women earned 38% less than men …. where?

Jan 2016

AP fact check: Obama gun-control actions wouldn’t have stopped any mass shooting

Ed Morrissey Jan 06, 2016 8:41 AM

Plus, two Pinocchios from the WaPo.

Dec 2015

WaPo fact check: Rubio’s right that gun-ban laws would have no impact on recent mass shootings

Ed Morrissey Dec 12, 2015 7:01 PM

Let slip the dogs of bans.

Nov 2015

Equity: WaPo gives two Pinocchios to Hillary’s Marine Corps tale

Ed Morrissey Nov 12, 2015 8:41 AM

Fabulism redux.

WaPo: Three Pinocchios to Hillary over claim of 90-95% State Dept e-mail retention

Ed Morrissey Nov 09, 2015 6:01 PM

What difference does it make?

Sep 2015

Three Pinocchios for Obama’s claim of “strong support” for Iran deal

Ed Morrissey Sep 14, 2015 12:41 PM

“This is clearly a case of winning ugly.”

Aug 2015

WaPo fact check: Two Pinocchios for Hillary’s classified-material defense

Ed Morrissey Aug 27, 2015 12:01 PM

Missing the Clintonian forest for the trees?

Mar 2015

WaPo: Even the backstory on Kerry’s climate-change brag was a lie

Ed Morrissey Mar 30, 2015 10:01 AM

Four Pinocchios squared.

WaPo fact checker: This true claim from Ted Cruz is “a nonsense fact”

Ed Morrissey Mar 11, 2015 8:31 AM

Forest, trees … engage active avoidance.

WaPo: Obama is lying to you about Keystone

Noah Rothman Mar 02, 2015 10:31 AM

Party of science.

Nov 2014

WaPo gives Obama three Pinocchios on Keystone

Ed Morrissey Nov 20, 2014 3:21 PM

Lying to the Grubes again?

WaPo fact check: Yes, Gruber got $400,000 for ObamaCare work

Ed Morrissey Nov 14, 2014 9:21 AM

Did HHS intentionally use Gruber to fake out CBO?

Oct 2014

WaPo factchecker to Grimes: You should be ashamed of yourself

Ed Morrissey Oct 23, 2014 2:01 PM

“This ad is beyond the pale.”

Sep 2014

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for WH “jayvees” spin

Ed Morrissey Sep 03, 2014 10:21 AM

Plus, Milbank hammers the “happy talk,” and Marcus hits “herky-jerky leadership.”

Jul 2014

WaPo: Five Pinocchios for Obama in two days on economic claims

Ed Morrissey Jul 16, 2014 12:41 PM

Unserious.

Apr 2014

Video: Obama 2008 ad warned about McCainCare ObamaCare

Ed Morrissey Apr 10, 2014 8:41 AM

Projection.

Jan 2014

Snow jobs and minimum honesty: Fact-check roundup on SOTU

Ed Morrissey Jan 29, 2014 9:21 AM

Any Lies of the Year?

Sep 2013

WaPo: 4 Pinocchios for Obama claim on debt-ceiling negotiations

Ed Morrissey Sep 19, 2013 12:41 PM

“Extort”?

WaPo: Four Pinocchios to Kerry for being against the war after he was for it

Ed Morrissey Sep 10, 2013 10:01 AM

Incompetence and dishonesty.

WaPo fact check: No Pinocchios for “I didn’t set the red line”

Ed Morrissey Sep 06, 2013 2:41 PM

“Ill-considered,” “bungled,” but no lie?

Sep 2012

Obama claim that Bush is 90% responsible for current deficit gets 100% of Pinocchios at WaPo

Ed Morrissey Sep 26, 2012 10:01 AM

Math and responsibility are hard.

May 2012

Do WaPo editors read their own newspaper?

Ed Morrissey May 29, 2012 11:21 AM

Pinocchios and projection.

WaPo: Three Pinocchios to WH over their defense of Obama spending

Ed Morrissey May 25, 2012 4:41 PM

“Under Obama, it has hit highs not seen since the end of World War II…”

Aug 2011

Fact-checking the president on free trade

Tina Korbe Aug 23, 2011 10:45 AM

A little like Pinocchio.