Kessler, G. (2019). Fact checker: The truth behind the rhetoric [column]. Retrieved from https://washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker.  

Description: This column, based on sound news media principles, is authored by professional fact checker Glenn Kessler and his colleagues Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly. Its goal is to fact check the statements of political figures and weed through political rhetoric. The authors also investigate answers to questions submitted by readers.

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