Daniel Dale

Daniel Dale @ddale8

The study had random people rate Google results for bias. Then, extrapolating from the author’s work in other countries, it estimated how many 2016 votes could potentially be affected by such bias. No US voter was tested to see how their views had actually been changed by search. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

My article describes the study’s methodology and criticisms of it. Notably: 1) Google’s algorithm favoring a deep NYT investigation of Trump over a Breitbart puff piece would be seen as bias. 2) There’s no proof at all of a link between any Google bias and 2016 voting behavior. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

A couple problems with Trump’s tweet about Google and 2016 votes being “manipulated”: 1) He’s wrongly describing a study, which doesn’t allege manipulation of anything including votes. 2) The study itself has major flaws. My fact check: https://t.co/Y0PzdgELeh — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Judicial Watch is not involved in this Google thing. The group thinks, as do I, that Trump tagged them to encourage them to look into the allegations. https://t.co/zXFrxA63N8 — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

In style and substance, Trump's "report just out" tweet about Google supposedly manipulating votes was similar to his "just found out" tweet about Obama supposedly wiretapping his phones...and both of them came after he either misheard or misdescribed something he saw on Fox. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

@TrostepelaBurge It’s a common name — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Google doesn’t manipulate votes. The allegation from Robert Epstein is that pro-Clinton bias in their search results could potentially have affected votes. That allegation of bias is very much disputed. I’ll have a full breakdown a bit later. https://t.co/hLdLTMbjLa — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

I spoke to the author of the (disputed) study Trump was referring to. *He* says Trump was wrong in two big ways: 1) The study didn’t find Google “manipulated” votes or even search results; 2) its max figure for votes potentially affected by bias was 10.4M, not 16M. More soon. https://t.co/9jRfffmTVv — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

@DannyC1919 @JLew1050 Insane — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Four days after accusing the media of trying to crash the economy, Trump makes the same accusation against Democrats. (While also continuing to blame his Federal Reserve chairman.) https://t.co/7pgoWW3dO7 — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Here’s what Trump said when asked to clarify his position on background checks: https://t.co/bWCbrJ3Gry — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

For those asking, this is what happened after the “what does that have to do with guns” question. https://t.co/mmcbMlEdxR — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Asked today about banning high-capacity magazines, Trump ended up talking about “the concept of mental institution” and “the concept also of voter identification”: https://t.co/TYhZArfTZy — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump is back in Washington. Here’s his public schedule for tomorrow. (Public schedules don’t include all of a president’s activities.) https://t.co/kxZEPSxJBc — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

@steven_lebron This was shocking — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trott adds that the speech was well-received. He also adds that Trump insisted he had to tell the press that it was the largest Oakland County Lincoln Day Dinner crowd ever, even though Trott told him he had no idea if that was true. He says Trump claimed CBS said it was. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trott says that Trump thanked him for the alleged award at a 2017 roundtable with auto CEOs. Trott says he wasn’t about to correct Trump in front of CEOs while in Congress, but now he’s out of office and doesn’t care, so he can say Trump made it up. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

I have made progress on the Michigan Man investigation. Former GOP congressman Dave Trott calls to say Trump claimed to him that he was given the award at a Lincoln Day dinner Trott invited him to speak at in 2013. But Trott says there was no award, just a speech. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trott adds that Trump’s speech was well-received. He also adds that Trump insisted that he had to tell the press it was the largest crowd ever for an Oakland County Lincoln Day dinner even though Trott said he had no idea if that was true. Trump claimed CBS had told him it was. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump said this to Trott at a 2017 roundtable in Michigan with auto CEOs. Trott says that he wasn’t about to correct the president in front of CEOs as a congressman, but now he’s out of office and doesn’t care anymore, so he can say Trump made it up. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

I have made progress on the Michigan Man investigation. Former GOP congressman Dave Trott called me to say that Trump claimed to Trott that he was given the award at the Oakland County Lincoln Day dinner Trott invited him to speak at in 2913. Trott says there was no award. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

@MatthewBoedy @charliekirk11 The avalanche is a big problem for sure. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Fact-checking most politicians requires weighing their claims against the known facts. Fact-checking Trump often requires a futile search for any facts at all. https://t.co/Wz53xagv1t — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump tells a lot of implausible stories, but he rarely acknowledges that they sound implausible other than saying “believe me” or “it’s true.” On Michigan Man of the Year last night, he went a bit further. https://t.co/pxfpwGPgDM — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

If you once gave Donald Trump the Michigan Man of the Year award, or work for Trump and want to set me straight about this very real award, please email me at [email protected]. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

At least seven times since November 6, 2016, including at his rally last night, Trump has claimed that he was once named Michigan’s Man of the Year. All signs point to this never having happened. https://t.co/bP1Y5PbdE5 — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Annnd: the man is unfazed, saying he loves Trump. https://t.co/0RWIetyMkL — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

.@pbump has a more detailed story about of the man Trump mocked. https://t.co/YTRuLLFcJq — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

@pbump @SteveBrant @camcamdamn @thegarance Yeah! And vice versa. We’re all good — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

The man the president said has a “serious weight problem” was actually one of his supporters, not a protester, AP reports. https://t.co/Hib8dB3Us2 https://t.co/eHO8JinYSr — PolitiTweet.org