If journalism professor and PolitiFact founder Bill Adair meant to increase faith in the fact-checking industry with his appearance on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, he failed miserably. Adair told host Jon Stewart on Monday that the reason why Republicans get fact-checked more is because “lying... has just become a culture” in conservative circles.
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Earlier in the interview, Adair claimed, “The whole idea is to answer people's curiosity... If you hear a politician make a statement, and you wonder, ‘Is that true?’ Those are the things that PolitiFact checks. I mean, and ultimately, that's what journalism is all about. To answer people's curiosity. If they are wondering what is true and what's not, that is what PolitiFact fact-checks.”
Really? Are people really wondering if Donald Trump is dead?
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