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Fact-checkers don’t fact-check the Trump campaign when it’s lying about DeSantis

By Timothy P. Carney
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Fact-checkers don’t fact-check the Trump campaign when it’s lying about DeSantis


Donald Trump’s nomination and election in 2016 triggered an explosion in fact-checkers, and the Trump era has reportedly been a golden era for the industry. Trump’s rise made newsrooms decide that “the truth matters now more than ever,” as they put it — self-damningly.

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