From Columbia Journaiism Review's interview with Glenn Kessler, the recently retired fact checker at the Washington Post. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
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I don't know if there is a more emblematic anecdote for Glenn's entire project at the post than that he refused to use the word "lie" while writing a column meant for separating truth from fiction out of respect for a conversation that his boss says did not happen.
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You can read his sub stack about how he blames covering for the horrible abortion story in Indiana on the fact that he didn't have a fact checker for himself.
