"...In the two of the most contentious areas of contemporary affairs – the impact of the covid pandemic and climate change on lives and livelihood – the question of just what the “facts” are remains as elusive to many of us as to our parents and grandparents who grappled with problems of their own times.
... today’s factcheckers are self-appointed media gatekeepers. They purport to winnow out the chaff of misinformation and “fake news” from the grain of facts and narrative truth.
- But are they the guardians of truth and accountability as they claim or are they the enforcers of the reigning political narrative?
- Are they the arbiters of “consensus science” (an oxymoron) that allegedly encompasses truths about climate change or the covid pandemic?
- Are they the stalwarts of partisan politics, purveyors themselves of fakery and hype that they claim to combat?...Read all.
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