Pinocchio on HotAir

Pinocchio

Apr 2020

WaPo: No, Trump didn’t send American PPE to China

Ed Morrissey Apr 22, 2020 6:01 PM

Two Pinocchios.

Joe Biden is racking up Pinocchios briskly during the pandemic

Jazz Shaw Apr 05, 2020 9:31 AM

Dishonest or just confused?

WaPo fact-checker: Biden’s still fibbing about Trump’s coronavirus response

Ed Morrissey Apr 03, 2020 4:01 PM

Maybe he can ask Trump personally?

Mar 2020

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Team Biden’s “Trump silenced CDC official!” accusation

Ed Morrissey Mar 24, 2020 8:41 AM

“False narrative,” and obviously so.

Feb 2020

Seances and Senate runs: Talk we must about Joe Biden’s gaffery

Ed Morrissey Feb 25, 2020 2:01 PM

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Biden’s “ridiculous” Mandela arrest claim.

Aug 2019

WaPo: Four Pinocchios to Harris, Warren over Ferguson murder claim

Ed Morrissey Aug 13, 2019 12:01 PM

“Galling.”

Four Pinocchios for Cory Booker

Jazz Shaw Aug 03, 2019 7:01 PM

That’s not how any of this works

Mar 2019

“Wrong on multiple levels”: WaPo drops four Pinocchios on Hillary’s vote-suppression claims

Ed Morrissey Mar 06, 2019 4:01 PM

“Seriously misleading.”

Dec 2018

WaPo: Four Pinocchios to kickstart AOC’s Congressional career

Ed Morrissey Dec 04, 2018 2:01 PM

Full fact-checker employment act.

Mar 2018

WaPost: Keith Ellison has been lying about his relationship with Farrakhan

John Sexton Mar 09, 2018 1:21 PM

“…needs to provide a better explanation for what he was doing in Farrakhan’s hotel suite in 2016”

Jan 2018

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

Ed Morrissey Jan 12, 2018 4:01 PM

Snobbery.

Oct 2016

WaPo: Obama lied about firing “a whole bunch of people” at VA over scandal

Ed Morrissey Oct 12, 2016 10:31 AM

Four Pinocchios, and a boatload of shame.

Sep 2016

WaPo fact check: No, Hillary, the Bush tax cuts didn’t cause the Great Recession

Ed Morrissey Sep 30, 2016 12:01 PM

Sins of omission.

Aug 2016

Tapper: Oops, Hillary did it again!

Ed Morrissey Aug 05, 2016 10:01 AM

“No, that is not true.”

May 2016

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

Ed Morrissey May 05, 2016 8:41 PM

That’s all, folks!

May 2015

Protip from WaPo: A funding hike is not a cut just because it’s not as much as you want

Ed Morrissey May 04, 2015 6:01 PM

Math is hard.

Apr 2015

WaPo: Three Pinocchios for latest Clinton Foundation excuse

Ed Morrissey Apr 29, 2015 8:41 AM

Deny, deflect, disinform.

Nov 2014

WaPo gives Obama three Pinocchios on Keystone

Ed Morrissey Nov 20, 2014 3:21 PM

Lying to the Grubes again?

WaPo factchecks Obama on ObamaCare, election message in post-midterm presser

Ed Morrissey Nov 07, 2014 6:41 PM

Pinocchios abound.

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.

Two Pinocchios for Hillary on Hobby Lobby

Ed Morrissey Jul 03, 2014 8:01 AM

Demagoguery.

May 2014

Four Pinocchios to Obama for “500 Republican filibusters” claim

Ed Morrissey May 09, 2014 8:01 AM

Hypocrisy.

Apr 2014

WaPo: Obama gets two Pinocchios for honesty gap on wages

Ed Morrissey Apr 09, 2014 9:21 AM

Embarrassment.

Mar 2014

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Dems’ Koch habit

Ed Morrissey Mar 14, 2014 10:01 AM

Hypocrisy.

Feb 2014

Four Pinocchios to Obama on Medicaid-expansion claims

Ed Morrissey Feb 24, 2014 8:41 AM

Plus: Politico notices that ObamaCare stats are worthless.

Four Pinocchios to Durbin for claiming 10 million additional insured under ObamaCare

Ed Morrissey Feb 10, 2014 10:01 AM

Yes, let’s look at the “bottom line,” shall we?

Jan 2014

WaPo gives 3 Pinocchios to Medicaid-enrollment claim … and itself

Ed Morrissey Jan 17, 2014 9:21 AM

Correlation and context.

Oct 2013

California: So, Obamacare exchange traffic wasn’t actually 5 million; it was 700K

Mary Katharine Ham Oct 02, 2013 10:01 PM

Numbers are hard.

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.

Oct 2012

Confirmed: Big Bird ad a flop across the entire political spectrum

Ed Morrissey Oct 10, 2012 11:21 AM

Pinocchios and tingles.

Aug 2011

Fact-checking the president on free trade

Tina Korbe Aug 23, 2011 10:45 AM

A little like Pinocchio.

WaPo: No, Trump didn’t send American PPE to China

Joe Biden is racking up Pinocchios briskly during the pandemic

WaPo fact-checker: Biden’s still fibbing about Trump’s coronavirus response

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Team Biden’s “Trump silenced CDC official!” accusation

Seances and Senate runs: Talk we must about Joe Biden’s gaffery

WaPo: Four Pinocchios to Harris, Warren over Ferguson murder claim

Four Pinocchios for Cory Booker

“Wrong on multiple levels”: WaPo drops four Pinocchios on Hillary’s vote-suppression claims

WaPo: Four Pinocchios to kickstart AOC’s Congressional career

WaPost: Keith Ellison has been lying about his relationship with Farrakhan

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

WaPo: Obama lied about firing “a whole bunch of people” at VA over scandal

WaPo fact check: No, Hillary, the Bush tax cuts didn’t cause the Great Recession

Tapper: Oops, Hillary did it again!

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

Protip from WaPo: A funding hike is not a cut just because it’s not as much as you want

WaPo: Three Pinocchios for latest Clinton Foundation excuse

WaPo gives Obama three Pinocchios on Keystone

WaPo factchecks Obama on ObamaCare, election message in post-midterm presser

WaPo factchecker to Grimes: You should be ashamed of yourself

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for WH “jayvees” spin

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

Two Pinocchios for Hillary on Hobby Lobby

Four Pinocchios to Obama for “500 Republican filibusters” claim

WaPo: Obama gets two Pinocchios for honesty gap on wages

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Dems’ Koch habit

Four Pinocchios to Obama on Medicaid-expansion claims

Four Pinocchios to Durbin for claiming 10 million additional insured under ObamaCare

WaPo gives 3 Pinocchios to Medicaid-enrollment claim … and itself

California: So, Obamacare exchange traffic wasn’t actually 5 million; it was 700K

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

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

Confirmed: Big Bird ad a flop across the entire political spectrum

Fact-checking the president on free trade

James Clyburn: I admit it, Biden’s “you ain’t black” comment made me cringe

Governor Whitmer’s husband played the entitlement card, failure ensued

WaPo: No, Trump didn’t send American PPE to China

Joe Biden is racking up Pinocchios briskly during the pandemic

WaPo fact-checker: Biden’s still fibbing about Trump’s coronavirus response

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Team Biden’s “Trump silenced CDC official!” accusation

Seances and Senate runs: Talk we must about Joe Biden’s gaffery

WaPo: Four Pinocchios to Harris, Warren over Ferguson murder claim

Four Pinocchios for Cory Booker

“Wrong on multiple levels”: WaPo drops four Pinocchios on Hillary’s vote-suppression claims

WaPo: Four Pinocchios to kickstart AOC’s Congressional career

WaPost: Keith Ellison has been lying about his relationship with Farrakhan

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

WaPo: Obama lied about firing “a whole bunch of people” at VA over scandal

WaPo fact check: No, Hillary, the Bush tax cuts didn’t cause the Great Recession

Tapper: Oops, Hillary did it again!

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

Protip from WaPo: A funding hike is not a cut just because it’s not as much as you want

WaPo: Three Pinocchios for latest Clinton Foundation excuse

WaPo gives Obama three Pinocchios on Keystone

WaPo factchecks Obama on ObamaCare, election message in post-midterm presser

WaPo factchecker to Grimes: You should be ashamed of yourself

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for WH “jayvees” spin

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

Two Pinocchios for Hillary on Hobby Lobby

Four Pinocchios to Obama for “500 Republican filibusters” claim

WaPo: Obama gets two Pinocchios for honesty gap on wages

WaPo: Four Pinocchios for Dems’ Koch habit

Four Pinocchios to Obama on Medicaid-expansion claims

Four Pinocchios to Durbin for claiming 10 million additional insured under ObamaCare

WaPo gives 3 Pinocchios to Medicaid-enrollment claim … and itself

California: So, Obamacare exchange traffic wasn’t actually 5 million; it was 700K

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

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

Confirmed: Big Bird ad a flop across the entire political spectrum

Fact-checking the president on free trade

James Clyburn: I admit it, Biden’s “you ain’t black” comment made me cringe

Governor Whitmer’s husband played the entitlement card, failure ensued

Bret Weinstein on the blindspots of the left and right (the system vs individual agency)