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+ | ====== AxaMonitor' | ||
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+ | We decided to follow the example of the Washington Post in using a simple graphic to depict our assessment of how factual statements made by people covered by **AxaMonitor** are. | ||
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===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
- | Like the Post’s " | ||
- | <WRAP right info round 320px> {{: | + | Like the Post's " |
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- | "Come now." | + | <WRAP right info round 320px> |
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- | "Liar and rogue." | + | "Come now." \\ |
- | "Did I leave you with that impression?" | + | " |
- | <wrap indent lo>— //James T. Kirk and Harry Mudd, 2268 ("I, Mudd" | + | " |
+ | "Liar and rogue." | ||
+ | "Did I leave you with that impression?" | ||
+ | <wrap indent lo>— //James T. Kirk and Harry Mudd, 2268 ("I, Mudd" | ||
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===== Meet Harcourt Fenton Mudd ===== | ===== Meet Harcourt Fenton Mudd ===== | ||
- | Mudd, for short. One of the most popular antagonists of Star Trek’s original series, the character was even revived on The Animated Series and more recently on //Star Trek: Discovery// | + | Mudd, for short. One of the most popular antagonists of Star Trek's original series, the character was even revived on The Animated Series and more recently on //Star Trek: Discovery// |
- | He’s a lying, thieving, self-aggrandizing, | + | He's a lying, thieving, self-aggrandizing, |
===== Muddying the Truth ===== | ===== Muddying the Truth ===== | ||
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- | Significant omissions and/or exaggerations. Some factual error may be involved but not necessarily. Someone can create a false, misleading impression by playing with words and using legalistic language that means little to ordinary people. (Think of it as “half true.”) | + | |
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- | Significant factual error and/or obvious contradictions — “mostly false.” This could include statements that are technically correct (based on some kind of data source) but taken so much out of context as to significantly mislead. The line between Two Muds and Three Mudds can be bit fuzzy, so we’ll try to what tips us toward a Three. | + | |
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- | Statements and claims that contain “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” will be recognized with our prized Spock Science Insignia. We tend to reserve this for claims that are unexpectedly true, so it is not awarded very often. | + | |
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- | A statement that represents a clear but unacknowledged “flip-flop” from a previously-held position. | + | |
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- | Sometimes we can’t render a snap judgment because the issue is very complex or there are good arguments on both sides. In such cases, we’ll reserve judgment until we know more. We want AxaMonitor to illuminate factual controversies that are not easily resolved. | + | |
==== Re-offenders ==== | ==== Re-offenders ==== | ||
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===== Debate, Criticism and Additional Facts ===== | ===== Debate, Criticism and Additional Facts ===== | ||
- | We’ll look to revise any judgments if new evidence emerges, and we encourage feedback from readers on the [[face> | + | We'll look to revise any judgments if new evidence emerges, and we encourage feedback from readers on the [[face> |
- | Think we’re being unfair? Let us know; we’re happy to discuss it. {{: | + | Think we're being unfair? Let us know; we're happy to discuss it. {{: |
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- | Discuss this article in [[face> | + | |
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+ | Discuss this article in [[face> | ||
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