Cupp, Levy Rip PolitiFact for Hiring ‘Archduke’ of Lying Alan Greyson

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So-called fact-checking website PolitiFact proved just how much of a hack organization they were on Thursday when they announced that they were hiring former Florida Congressmen David Jolly (R) and the infamous Alan Greyson (D). The backlash was swift and came from across the political spectrum, especially for Greyson. The backlash was even present on HLN’s S.E. Cupp Unfiltered where Cupp and TV’s Andy Levy hilariously mocked the “fact-checker” for hiring the “Archduke” of lying.

“In his 2010 campaign, he got called out by another fact-checking website for using edited video in a campaign ad to make his Republican opponent appear to be saying the opposite of what he really said,” Cupp recalled of Greyson.

Playing off of Cupp, Levy jabbed PolitiFact by rhetorically asking: “Yeah, that’s the guy who’s going to help you improve trust and credibility, PolitiFact?” He then played a clip of Greyson ridiculously screaming on the House: “Die quickly! That’s right, the Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick.”

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