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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 12 Dec 2015

    Vitally important development: The rise of fact-checking. (All Politicians Lie. Some Lie More Than Others.)http://nyti.ms/1NSvVbg 

    7:40 AM - 12 Dec 2015
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      1. R. David Mullin‏ @RD_Mullin 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker Who fact-checks the fact-checker?

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      1. Stefan Schubert‏ @StefanFSchubert 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker Yes, great. But we also need to check *arguments*, since you can also deceive by fallacious arguments:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stefan-schubert/clearerthinkings-fact-che_b_8338472.html …

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      1. Thales‏ @InjuredThales 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker On a final note, when did Politifact become arbiters of truth? Who has fact-checked their fact-checking?

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      1. Thales‏ @InjuredThales 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker Direct correlation between rigour of fact checking and how much you agree with someone. GOP "just happens to be" >liars than Dems?

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      1. Wade Moore‏ @wadepmoore 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker Politifact has its own problems wit the truth: http://goo.gl/IfKORA 

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      1. E O'Neal III‏ @EONealIII 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker D fact-checker rates all Ds above all Rs. Even the D under FBI investigation who claimed a video caused Benghazi terror attack.

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      2. doctor‏ @doctorofinfo 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker @SenSanders Bernie does well with speaking the truth. Should be listened to...

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      3. TGGeko‏ @TGGEKO 12 Dec 2015
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        @doctorofinfo @sapinker @SenSanders Being honest isn't the same as being right

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      4. doctor‏ @doctorofinfo 12 Dec 2015
        Replying to @TGGEKO

        @TGGEKO @sapinker @SenSanders I never said that; however, it's much Closer to being right more often than not

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      1. Lee Patekar‏ @LeePatekar 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker seems to me the "fact checkers" are politicized ....

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      1. Jón Ferdínand‏ @MrMaltasar 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker the issue is getting the electorate to know this. I have a feeling Carson or Trump supporters don't do much fact-checking.

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      1. Pedro Goulão‏ @ppgoulao 12 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker @VascoMBarreto sem grande espanto o Bernie Sanders é o menos mentiroso.

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