From true to pants on fire, how Politifact rates statements and its role in journalism
The tenets of journalism are truth, accuracy and objectivity. In our role, we hold people, like elected officials, accountable. One way to do that is to fact check their statements. WRAL’s Politifact reporter Paul Specht joins Ali Ingersoll to talk about the process and importance of fact-checking, especially as we enter another election season.
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