Fact-checking with Pinocchio
As you know, Pinocchio is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The
Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi. Carved by a
woodcarver named Geppetto in a village near Florence, he was created as a wooden
puppet but dreamed of becoming a real boy. He lies often. Glenn Kessler uses
his image as a symbol to fact-check the candidates’ statements.
“Here’s the tally so far. Three Pinocchios could be viewed
as mostly false, Two Pinocchios as half-true, One Pinocchio as mostly true and
the rarely given Geppetto as completely true.
Trump (52 rated claims)
Four Pinocchios: 33 (63 percent)
Three Pinocchios: 11 (21 percent)
Two Pinocchios: 5 (10 percent)
One Pinocchio: 1 (2 percent)
Geppetto Checkmark: 2 (4 percent).
Clinton (36 rated claims)
Four Pinocchios: 5 (14 percent)
Three Pinocchios: 13 (36 percent)
Two Pinocchios: 11 (30.5 percent)
One Pinocchio: 2 (5.5 percent)
Geppetto Checkmark: 5 (14 percent)
As you see, the ratio of Trump’s Four-Pinocchios ratings is
sky-high. In fact, nearly 85 percent of Trump’s claims that we vetted were
false or mostly false. A line graph of Trump’s numbers would show a very steep
sky jump. By contrast, Clinton has a bell curve of a typical politician. The
number of false claims equals the number of true claims, while her other claims
fall mostly somewhere in the middle.”
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