https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/31/heh-we-rate-politifacts-statement-as-half-true/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:23:44 -0400<![CDATA[Josh Trevino does a nice job of turning PolitiFact&#8217;s methods of analysis back on themselves. The particular PolitiFact unit he is dealing with is the one based on Austin and run out of the Austin American-Statesman, known as PolitiFact Texas. I had a few episodes with them when I worked for the Texas GOP. They&#8217;re the only PolitiFact unit I&#8217;ve ever seen that can take a story, fail to refute a single fact in it, yet brand it &#8220;Pants on Fire.&#8221; They&#8217;re the only PolitiFact unit I&#8217;ve seen that can take a story, find it true by applying generally accepted standards of logic and analysis, then apply their own special brand of analysis to determine that some part of the story is false &#8212; when in reality, all of it is true.]]>Tue, 31 May 2011 07:08:58 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/05/31/heh-we-rate-politifacts-statement-as-half-true-n147994