International journal of communication (Online). Sept, 2020, p5237, 24 p.
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Political issue, Twitter (Online social network), News agencies -- Officials and employees, News agencies -- International economic relations, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Cable television broadcasting industry -- International economic relations, The Associated Press, and Cable News Network
Abstract
Journalists often debate whether to call Donald Trump's falsehoods "lies" or stop short of implying intent. This article proposes an empirical tool to supplement traditional fact-checking methods and address the practical challenge of identifying lies. Analyzing Trump's tweets with a regression function designed to predict true and false claims based on their language and composition, it finds significant evidence of intent underlying most of Trump's false claims, and makes the case for calling them lies when that outcome agrees with the results of traditional fact-checking procedures. Keywords: Donald Trump, fact-checking, journalism, lying, Twitter, truth-default theory According to The Washington Post's Fact Checker, Donald Trump has uttered more than 20,000 false or misleading statements since taking office (Kessler, Rizzo, & Kelly, 2020b). Several fact-checks of his [...]
The Associated Press -- Officials and employees, News agencies -- Officials and employees, and News agencies -- Government finance
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(https://www.redefinedonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/florida-roundup-logo.jpg) Federal testing waiver: Florida education officials said Wednesday that they will ask the federal government for a waiver for testing accountability measures. The waiver, if approved, wouldn't (https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/miguel-cardona-says-education-department-doesnt-plan-to-change-stance-on-state-tests/2021/03) prevent [...]
News agencies -- Officials and employees, Bills, Legislative, Scholarships, Gay athletes, and Transgender people
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(https://www.redefinedonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/florida-roundup-logo.jpg) In the Legislature: (https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/86) S.B. 86, the bill that would tie student aid to choice of majors and change funding for Bright Futures Scholarships goes before the Senate Education [...]
Corporate directors, News agencies -- Officials and employees, Coronaviruses, and The Associated Press -- Officials and employees
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(https://www.redefinedonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/florida-roundup-logo.jpg) One year after the shutdown: A year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic closed schools, students and educators talk about what they learned, what they lost, what they [...]
Mediation -- Political aspects, Mediation -- Economic aspects, Bills, Legislative -- Economic aspects, Bills, Legislative -- Political aspects, Education -- Finance, Education -- Political aspects, Education -- Economic aspects, News agencies -- Officials and employees, News agencies -- Political activity, Teaching -- Equipment and supplies, Teaching -- Economic aspects, Teaching -- Political aspects, School enrollment -- Political aspects, School enrollment -- Economic aspects, Sales tax -- Economic aspects, Sales tax -- Political aspects, United States. Senate. Committee on Appropriations -- Officials and employees, United States. Senate. Committee on Appropriations -- Tax policy, and United States. Senate. Committee on Appropriations -- Political activity
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(https://www.redefinedonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/florida-roundup-logo.jpg) In the Legislature: Dual enrollment would become a state-sponsored expense for eligible public and private schools and home-schooled students under a (https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=70110&SessionId=90) bill that was approved Thursday by the [...]
The Business Insider (Blogs on Demand). March 8, 2021
Subjects
Bloomberg News -- Officials and employees, Chief financial officers -- Political activity, Chief financial officers -- Political aspects, and News agencies -- Officials and employees
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Allen Weisselberg has been the Trump Organization's longtime loyal CFO and family bookkeeper. The Manhattan DA is reportedly trying to 'flip' him for its investigation into Trump's finances. Weisselberg and [...]
