Following the recent vice presidential debate, the liberal media was quick to reflexively “fact-check” numerous statements by Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) as “false” or “misleading” when what the senator said was actually fundamentally correct.
One example would be a New York Times “fact-check” of a Vance claim about illegal immigration driving up housing costs, which The Times initially rated as “false” but has since altered to say the claim “needs context,” according to Breitbart.
That reversal of the verdict by the fact-checkers is a tacit admission that what the GOP vice presidential candidate said about migrants and their impact on housing costs was accurate.
Vance’s claim was true
The New York Times took issue with numerous statements made by Sen. Vance during the VP debate last week, including when he said, “There’s a Federal Reserve study that we’re happy to share after the debate — we’ll put it up on social media, actually — that really drills down on the connection between increased levels of migration, especially illegal immigration, and higher housing prices.”
Economics reporter Jeanna Smialek initially said Vance’s claim was “false” but has since changed that rating to “needs context,” even as her brief analysis remained virtually the same, according to Breitbart. […]
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