Let's talk about how much I am in love with the Annenberg Political Fact Check. No where else can I get such a comprehensive debunking of so many different myths and falsehoods on the campaign trail. The site hits both political parties equally, caring not for party affiliation, but the truthfulness of what is being said.
The site hammerd Obama on his distortion of McCain's social security plan, calling his ad an attempt to scare senior citizens. It calls out McCain-Palin on an ad that distorts Obama's remarks on Afghanistan and his support for troop-funding bills. I have also seen it cited on Yahoo! News as their source for fact-checking the presidential and vice-presidential debates.
If only major news outlets could take such action and actually call out candidates when they lie about opponents. The role of the news isto referee the political discourse and inform people about issues that affect them. But then, if they actually did their job, no one would want to be interviewed now would they?
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