fact-checkers

We want them to come to us as fact-checkers, and we'd best be more accurate than Susie or Deshaun on the playground.

Dr. G : Do You Unmask the Tooth Fairy? Dr. G 2011

Wikipedia is a battleground between conspiracy hounds and the thousands of amateur sleuths who aspire to do at least as good a job as the fact-checkers at conventional encyclopedias whether they do so is a matter of considerable debate, including within Wikipedia itself.

John Feffer: Bunkum and Debunk 'Em John Feffer 2011

But even as the Internet allows lies to spread, it also has revolutionized the ability of fact-checkers to expose phonies.

STILES - Fugitive Accused of Raping Child Caught 2010

We want them to come to us as fact-checkers, and we'd best be more accurate than Susie or Deshaun on the playground.

Dr. G : Do You Unmask the Tooth Fairy? Dr. G 2011

CNN also failed to investigate the White House's claim and even ignored a plethora of online corrections from various reporters and fact-checkers who caught the White House spin early on.

Richard Grenell: CNN and NPR Fail to Question White House Spin; Repeat Errors Richard Grenell 2011

The new ad is notably different from the last negative spot Kratovil launched, which drew a sharp response from the Harris camp and some rebukes from media fact-checkers because it referenced Harris 'support for a 23 percent sales tax without mentioning that it would replace all other taxes currently in place.

Kratovil continues negative ads, calls Harris 'extreme' Ben Pershing 2010

Category: atlantic, bobby jindal, chris good, legion of editors and fact-checkers, mickey kaus

Legions of Editors & Fact-Checkers Watch: The Atlantic poll cherrypicking. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009

Luckily, we already have people whose job is very close to doing this already -- they're called fact-checkers or researchers, and they work for every reputable publication.

Boing Boing 2009

People really don't get how hard it is to really listen to yourself, to be mentally and verbally sharp, and avoid the kind of missteps and foot in mouth comments that often happen when you go from a forgiving stage to one with bright lights, focus on your every word and fact-checkers who go back to match what you said against what actually happened.

McCain campaign adviser pushes back on Palin book 2009

CNN also failed to investigate the White House's claim and even ignored a plethora of online corrections from various reporters and fact-checkers who caught the White House spin early on.

Richard Grenell: CNN and NPR Fail to Question White House Spin; Repeat Errors Richard Grenell 2011