John Avlon on Fact-Checking in Post-Trump Era: ‘Everyone Is Entitled To Their Own Opinion But Not Their Own Facts’

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AVLON: “Now, of course, every president will be held accountable by the press. The Biden administration will have its share of mistakes and misstatements, scandals and even outright lies. But it would be naive in the extreme to assume that the need for fact-checking will lessen with the new president. Because the disinformation ecosystem is still in overdrive. Democracy depends on reasoning together. But our cynic debates have become polluted by lies and conspiracy theories. So it’s part of the news that people need most right now, cutting through the chaos, adding crucial context, and fighting for the idea that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.”