Ask a fact checker
Shadows cover a Boston Globe front page headline stating "THE CASE TO IMPEACH, FOR ALL TO HEAR" posted at the Newseum in Washington, DC.
There’s an old piece of advice in newsrooms, one that every young reporter has heard: If your mom tells you she loves you, check it out.
Sure, it’s a little cold. But you get the idea. In its best form, reporting exists to get and present the facts.
But what about an era where political campaigns flood the zone with falsehoods, so that by the time you debunk one lie, 10 more are out the door and on the internet?
What about a campaign where politicians aren’t shamed by lying, but boast about how effective it can be? Who’s tasked with fighting back with the truth?
As a part of our “Ask A” series, we talk to fact checkers about what they do.
