An independent experimental fact-checking site, exploring and advocating ways to make fact-checking better.
Did Will McAvoy’s speech on “The Newsroom” make sense? We’ve looked forward to surpassing the transparency of more established fact check sites by regularly answering the best criticisms we receive. Sadly, we haven’t had much to work with over the first year or so. We’ve decided to begin highlighting criticism by replying to a critique from “Arseny.” Arseny objected to…
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“There is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we’re the greatest country in the world. We’re 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, No. 4 in labor force and No. 4 in exports.” —”Will McAvoy,” fictional news anchor from the HBO series “The…
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