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‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny

‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny

Publication ,  Report
Stencel, M
May 13, 2015

Media fact-checking has become a fact of life for political professionals, especially at the national level and in places where local news organizations have dedicated reporters to verifying statements by elected officials, candidates and their supporters. This report looks at the ways the people who make those statements are adapting to the increased scrutiny. It is based on a review of responses to selected fact-checking reports and more than a dozen conversations with people in politics and journalism about how fact checking has changed their behavior. Some responses show how this style of coverage helps correct public statements and make political arguments more precise. But evidence also shows that fact-checking can be used to fuel the negative politics some of its proponents hope to counteract.

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Publication Date

May 13, 2015

Publisher

American Press Institute
 

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Stencel, M. (2015). ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny. ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny. Arlington, Va.: American Press Institute.
Stencel, M. “‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny.” ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. Politics Adapts to Media Scrutiny. Arlington, Va.: American Press Institute, May 13, 2015.
Stencel M. ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny. ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny. Arlington, Va.: American Press Institute; 2015 May.
Stencel, M. “‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny.” ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. Politics Adapts to Media Scrutiny, American Press Institute, 13 May 2015.
Stencel M. ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny. ‘Fact Check This’: How U.S. politics adapts to media scrutiny. Arlington, Va.: American Press Institute; 2015 May.

Publication Date

May 13, 2015

Publisher

American Press Institute