How Do Liberals And Conservatives Use Fact-Checking?

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,

Charlie Shelton

Published June 16, 2017 at 12:18 PM EDT

A new study from Duke says there is a partisan divide over fact-checking.

Most fact-checkers aim to stay out of politics. But the way in which partisan news sites use fact-checking is a different story. A study from theDuke Reporter’s Labsays there is a partisan divide over how fact-checking is referenced in liberal and conservative news sites.

Host Frank Stasio talks with professor and founder of PlitiFact Bill Adair, about a new study from the Duke Reporter’s Lab which shows there is a partisan divide over how fact-checking is referenced in liberal and conservative news sites.

While liberal sites are more likely to cite fact-checks and praise fact-checking, conservative sites are more likely to question the legitimacy of fact-checkers, according to the report.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Bill Adair, co-author of the report and founder of PolitiFact, about what fact-checking means for independent journalism.