Wouldn’t it be great if everyone watching politicians, whether during the primary debates or the State of the Union, could use their smart phones like a clicker to signal skepticism with each uttered “fact.” If enough people “clicked,” the debate, speech, or press conference would be paused while a non-partisan fact checker intervened to either confirm the claim or tell us the truth. Initially, the endless delays would drive everyone, including the politicians, nuts. But don’t you think they would all learn to speak more carefully and accurately?
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