Just how important is fact-checking?

October 21, 2012 10:33 AM

It seems that for every claim made by a candidate for office there is a fact-checker trying to discern the truth - either supporting the statement or disproving it. But has fact-checking just become another source of ammunition for both camps? Rita Braver reports.

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