When is barely true mostly false? Ted Diadiun  Ted Diadiun By
Ted Diadiun The Plain Dealer on July 17, 2011 at 12:55 AM,
updated July 17, 2011 at 1:05 AM politifactOhioLogo-url-
large.jpgView full size  Is the glass half empty or half full?
Can all untruths really be broken down into lies, damn lies and
statistics? Is there any difference between "barely true" and
"mostly false"?  Well, the answer to the first depends on your
outlook. The second is the opinion of Mark Twain, who might or
might not have gotten it from the writings of Benjamin Disraeli.
The third question will be decided by the readers and leadership
of PolitiFact, the national political truth squad operation
based at the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, and PolitiFact Ohio,
which is based right here at The Plain Dealer.  The drill is
simple: A PolitiFact editor selects a statement or allegation
from a politician, political party or commentator, assigns a
reporter to look into the facts that support (or don't support)
the statement, and then we pri