Fact-Checking Is Easy!

At least it is when it comes to Trump -- whatever he says, there are no facts to check.

"The Inspector General's report totally exonerates me!  No collusion!"
"The FBI was plotting against my election."
"The North Korean nuclear threat has been eliminated.  I solved that problem."
"A Democratic law is forcing the detention of of immigrant kids at the border."
"Obama gave away Crimea to Russia."
"Paul Manafort had nothing to do with our campaign."
"Michael Flynn didn't lie."
"We have a massive trade deficit with Canada."

That's just a recent sampling of Trump-speak.  Not a speck of truth in any of it.  Every statement is an obvious, preposterous LIE!

It's safe to assume that from now through the mid-terms, nothing but lies will come from Trump, his minions, Faux News, and the rest of the Trumpian propaganda machine.  They'll be through the looking glass, working constantly to persuade the public that up is down, on is off, and black is white.

Will it work?  We know there are a substantial number of loyal Trump voters who know nothing and don't care about the truth.  Will there be enough of those idiots to overcome the also substantial number of intelligent voters who know the difference between fact and fiction?

We need the real media and real journalists to do their jobs diligently.  It's no longer acceptable to just repeat his statements and let them stand as "news" without clarification.  It's not enough give the facts as if they're opinion or the other side of a debate.  Euphemisms like "exaggeration" or "misleading" or "inconsistency" won't cut it any more.

As a nation, if we don't value the truth above all else in our public discourse, we're sunk.  The Trumpanzees will have won.  From this point on, journalists must report the truth and tell it like it is with Trump:  "Today his said [this], which is a lie.  Then he said [this], which is another lie.  He ended his remarks with [this], yet another whopper not even close to the truth!"

Will the truth set us free?  Let's hope.