cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20637196

Bill Adair, PolitiFact creator and Knight Professor of Journalism at Duke University, sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his upcoming book, “Beyond the Big Lie.” He reveals how his fact-checking site operates with the simple missive of answering people’s curiosities, deciphering political speech amidst the rise of social media, and the government’s role in combatting misinformation and disinformation.