Why is fact-checking so important? — FACTUAL

I unintentionally launched Factual in an election year, only to realize that my timing was quite good, to say the least. Fact-checking was already in the political discourse. Debate moderators are often tasked with fact-checking the statements of presidential and vice presidential candidates live. (As important as this is, I don’t envy that kind of pressure!) And news organizations were quick to debunk statements politicians were making in public statements. (Which is good! We should be holding our elected officials to account.)