Staff Reports
CNN’s “fact-checking” division has been called out by conservatives for its partisan left-leaning bias, with the likes of Daniel Dale promulgating propaganda under the guise of fact checking. Dale’s position is supposed to secure integrity and accountability within CNN’s broadcast journalism; however, it seems his loyalties lean towards Democrats.
CNN’s Daniel Dale Gives up the Game in ‘Fact Check’ Request Posted on Twitter https://t.co/NE2usD9lP8
— RedState (@RedState) June 21, 2023
A recent tweet of his reveals he contacted a ‘partisan gun control’ organization to help him fact check Delaware’s gun laws, displaying a bias in his journalistic practices. While fact-checkers may request opinions from organizations related to their subject or topic to establish views, Dale seemed to display ‘confidence’ in the biased group’s knowledge base, which exhibits left-leaning bias.
CNN "fact checker" @ddale8 spreading misinformation: "There is no indication, no evidence whatsoever that President Biden is somehow behind these charges" against Trump pic.twitter.com/3S2hT2FlvQ
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1671572041567174671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1671572041567174671%7Ctwgr%5Eef09b042c13095f6ffecd2dbc5f86c1555074172%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fsister-toldjah%2F2023%2F06%2F21%2Fcnns-daniel-dale-gives-up-the-game-in-fact-check-request-posted-on-twitter-n765053
Should we take a guess on what he's fact checking now based on the tweet?
Something along the lines of "Fact checking Republican claims of red flag laws on Hunter Biden in Delaware."
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 21, 2023
Hi there. I was double-checking my belief that President Biden made a false claim about Delaware’s history on gun control legislation. This group knows the history, which is why I reached out, and was able to confirm that my understanding was correct. This is normal reporting.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 21, 2023
Dale has not fact-checked current president Joe Biden in almost 90 days, yet he has fact-checked random Twitter users like Stephen Miller (@redsteeze), which has led some to speculate that Dale is more focused on defending the President of the United States’ son with the upcoming plea deal.
Sister Toldjah, a former liberal, who has been writing about media bias, social issues, and the culture wars since 2003 said that while it’s common to seek comments from biased sources, it’s not acceptable to trust those sources as an unassailable source of the truth. Dale’s partisan behavior, as demonstrated in his tweets, negates the role of fact-checking, which is to check facts, irrespective of the political persuasion surrounding an article.
