How to get the truth

[struggle4progress]

By Joe Lockhart
Updated 2:44 PM ET, Tue November 13, 2018

... He has lost the right to be covered live on TV or Twitter. His probation? Tape delay. Do not put anything on live; in fact, don't put anything on without a fact check. Whether a presidential event is broadcast live at 11 or 11:30 does not impose an enormous burden on the President's ability to lead the nation or get his message out. It does allow the President's comments to be broadcast in the context of reality and truth.

Second, add fact-checking to all media platforms. Instead of episodic attempts to hold the President accountable, make fact-checking something viewers and readers can count on and look forward to. Every day, set 10 minutes aside to check what our President has said.

The Washington Post has detailed more than 6,420 false or misleading claims since he took office. But that number lacks meaning if the lies are not exposed in real time and on a regular basis. One reporter, Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star, has an army of Twitter followers who regularly check in to read his rapid debunking of Trump lies. Just think what other news outlets could do if they put their mind to it.

Third, wrestle Twitter to the ground. No other platform has driven more unverified news and outright nonsense and conspiracies ...

Modern media have to recognize that Twitter, at its worst, it is nothing more than a bulletin board for public officials and their handlers to start and spread rumors ...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/13/opinions/how-to-get-truth-out-of-trump-lockhart/index.html

[underpants]

1. Hell I'd be happy if they just countered his tweets with the responses

He gets absolutely roasted by 75% of the responses. Dave Brat's Facebook page was the same. He'd post about a meeting with some business group and people would just rip into him for 80+ responses.