MEDIA BIAS/FACT CHECK Site Owner Admits He Is Unqualified And Misrepresented Himself As A Seasoned Journalist - Gets Fact-Checked

[AlleyCat]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:32:06 -0700, Rudy Canoza says...

>
> https://mediabiasfactcheck.com

> It's a fake fact-check site.

We know.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com

'Media Bias/Fact Check' Site Served With Cease And Desist, Gets Fact-Checked

CCD Editor's note: Our site has also come under attack by this dubious website,
which forced me to correct them on our About Us page. I'm delighted that
someone is finally taking them on in the courts.

* * * * *

Discredited, self-styled 'fact-checker' website was served with a 'cease and
desist' legal notice today for publishing unsubstantiated and defamatory claims
against Principia Scientific International (PSI).

MEDIA BIAS/FACT CHECK site owner admits he is unqualified and misrepresented
himself as a seasoned journalist.

According to MEDIA BIAS/FACT CHECK, Principia Scientific International CIC is:

"CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE Sources in the Conspiracy-Pseudoscience category may
publish unverifiable information that is not always supported by evidence.
These "

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/?s=principia+scientific+international

So, who is fact-checking the 'fact-checkers'?

Today, PSI has issued Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) site owner, Dave Van Zandt
with a pre-action legal notice to take down the defamatory and false smear.

Ironically, the self-styled 'MEDIA BIAS/FACT CHECK' (MB/FC) which negatively
fact-checked PSI admits it relies on the subjective bias to decide how biased
others are. In other words, MB/FC is a pseudoscientific fact checker!

Apart from unlawfully smearing PSI, Mr. Van Zandt has smeared other websites
that publish scientific articles critical of man-made global warming claims.
Among the unfairly smeared are:

Climate Change Dispatch
CFACT
WUWT

Below we help readers to fact-check the pseudo-fact-checker. We put Dave Van
Zandt the faceless fact-checker under the microscope and discovered the
following:

Van Zandt Cites No Scientific Qualifications At All
Van Zandt Was Exposed By WND As A Fraud And A Liar
Van Zandt's Website (MBFC) Does Not Apply Any Objective Scientific Method
MBFC Relies On Unverifiable Subjectivity (Own Bias) To Make Judgments

In a 2017 WND Exclusive 'Phony baloney: The 9 fakest fake-news checkers',
Chelsea Schilling uncovered that Van Zandt was a seasoned systemic faker. She
wrote:

"WND was unable to locate a single article with Van Zandt's byline.
Ironically, the "fact checker" fails to establish his own credibility by
disclosing his qualifications and training in evaluating news sources.

Asked for information concerning his expertise in the field of journalism and
evaluating news sources, Van Zandt told WND: "I am not a journalist and just a
person who is interested in how media bias impacts politics. You will find zero
claims of expertise on the website."

Concerning his purported "25+ years" of experience writing for print and web
media, he said: "I am not sure why the 25+ years is still on the website."

With the increasing scourge of fake news reports, especially on matters of
wider scientific interest, Principia Scientific International (PSI) has become
a recognized source of highly-qualified scientific opinion.

That scoundrels like Mr. Van Zandt get much traction with his bogus 'fact-
checking' website is a testimony for the need for more diligence and push back
from honest scientists, other journalists, and citizens sickened by endless
scientific fraud and misinformation.

Below we share with readers the take-down letter issued today to Mr. Van Zandt:

Mr Dave Van Zandt
Media Bias/Fact Check
(mediabiasfactcheck.com)
Greensboro, NC

Edi...@Mediabiasfactcheck.com

Dear Mr Dave Van Zandt,

Re: Notice to Cease & Desist Libelous Conduct

Please accept this communication as a Cease and Desist Notice prior to legal
action under 28 U.S. Code § 4101(1).

It has been drawn to our attention that your business, MEDIA BIAS FACT CHECK
is libeling our business, Principia Scientific International(PSI) by posting
the following (recorded on March 13, 2020)

On your site at: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/methodology/ you state:

"Conspiracy/Pseudoscience

The Conspiracy/Pseudoscience designation is reserved for sources that publish
unverifiable information that relates to known conspiracies such as the New
World Order, Illuminati, False Flags, Aliens, etc. Pseudoscience is determined
by publishing unverified health and scientific claims. In order to be
classified in this group the central theme of the source must revolve around
conspiracies or pseudoscience."

On the same webpage you add the following disclaimer:

"Disclaimer: The methodology used by Media Bias Fact Check is our own. It is
not a tested scientific method. It is meant as a simple guide for people to get
an idea of a source's bias. Media Bias Fact Check will always review and change
any factual errors when brought to our attention. We make every effort to be as
factual as possible. Our goal is to have MBFC rated as least biased by our own
criteria."

According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary the term 'pseudoscience' is
defined as: "a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously
regarded as scientific."

You thus taint our scientific organisation as unscientific - a palpable lie
provable in a court of law.

It is our belief you have made the above published statement with intention
of causing damage to the reputation of our legally regulated UK non-profit
scientific association which is scrupulously regulated under law as a community
interest company (CiC).

By law a CIC is prohibited from political bias i.e. it cannot advocate for
any political point of view. To engage in such action would render us likely to
be struck off the register or be prosecuted.

Contrary to the false impression you give your readers, we are an
international body of 5,500+ members, many of whom are credentialed science
professionals, engineers and STEM academics, including award-winning
scientists, government experts, etc.

Our published work is not pseudoscience but premised on established
scientific methods. A select list of some of our distinguished member is here:
A Selection Of Member Biographies.

In conclusion, not only do you admit your own methodology is unscientific,
but because you also fail to cite which specific PSI posts are pseudoscience,
you condemn all our members, which compounds your own bias.

As per 28 U.S. Code § 4101(1) we regard the words below civilly actionable
and demand removal of them within 28 days:

"CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE Sources in the Conspiracy-Pseudoscience category
may publish unverifiable information that is not always supported by evidence.
These "

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/?s=principia+scientific+international

If you persist in maintaining this false assertion against us to jeopardize
our legal standing, I hereby require you to provide substantiation of your
accusation. You may do so by providing us a selection of hyperlinks from
published material on our website(s) which you claim are 'conspiracy-
pseudoscience.'

Such evidence may then be considered for submission to a court of law for
adjudication of the veracity of your claims.

If you are unwilling/unable to provide us the evidence you rely on to make
your claims then you are hereby required to remove your false statement.

https://principia-scientific.org/why-psi-is-proposed-as-a-cic/

I await your reply.

Sincerely,

John O'Sullivan CEO

Kudos to PSI!

============================================================================

Rudy's Little Man's Disease: A disease of short males marked by aggressive
antisocial behavior and constant overcompensation resulting in pompous
mannerisms such as spitting, twitching, swearing, speaking loudly and tough
talk.

"I can kill you with one hand. You know this." - Rudy

The disease only affects teenagers or men who are less than 5' 6" tall.

"I'm about eight inches shorter than Trump [6' 2"]." - Rudy

The severity of this disease is inversely proportional to the height of the
sufferer. Other characteristics of this scourge are a very short penis, acne,
low I.Q and bad etiquette.

Often these males are homophobic to the point of insanity because of latent
sexual orientation issues.

**FAGGOT!**

"Fixed your lie, you you no-fight faggot." - Rudy

"Thanks for kicking my faggot ass." - Rudy

"'Self' is redundant, you toothless squat-to-piss no-fight faggot. - Rudy

"I've beaten *you* to a bloody pulp, you squat-to-piss *no-fight* faggot -
every fucking time. You're a zero, as every, stale, squat-to-piss *no-fight*
faggot who incessantly bleats about "mommy's basement" *ALWAYS* is." - Rudy

"... you you no-fight faggot." - Rudy

"... you toothless squat-to-piss no-fight faggot" - Rudy

"Kicked your flabby faggot ass again. Yes." - Rudy

"You a Squat-to-Piss Faggot." - Rudy

"The disgusting gurgling, slurping sounds below are just the faggots Hartung,
Sanitary Napkin and Bit of Nothingness enjoying a three-way" - Rudy

"YOU lose, Nazi faggot." - Rudy

Little Man's Disease is an untreatable epidemic in this country.

This is Rudy: https://imgur.com/a/Sgw8ygD

[AlleyCat]

MEDIA BIAS/FACT CHECK Site Owner Admits He Is Unqualified And Misrepresented
Himself As A Seasoned Journalist - Gets Fact-Checked