A couple of days ago, I awarded 4 Pinocchios to WaPo for labeling the Romney campaign’s claim on the percentage of job losses affecting women as TRUE BUT FALSE. PolitiFact has rated the claim as “Mostly False.” Ann Althouse is puzzled by such a rating:
I don’t get it. It’s true, but nevertheless “Mostly False,” because… because what? Because Obama isn’t responsible for the numbers?! How does that make the assertion “Mostly False”? The assertion is simply a number, and you’ve said the number is correct. The conclusion should be “Completely True.”
Prof. Althouse, the numbers don’t fit the narrative; therefore, they aren’t politically correct, so they must be wrong. Right?
