“The lie is sprinting the 100-meter dash and the fact-check is taking a stroll on the beach. So it’s never going to catch up," said one Democratic strategist.
  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Fact checkers aren’t meant to keep up. If politicians empowered them enough or gave them resources none of the politicians would survive.

    • blattrules@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      Their target audience also doesn’t care about facts so they never bother to check for themselves.