There is a solution to broadcasting Trump's lies without fact-checking.

[kentuck]

Because he lies so rapidly and so much that it is not possible to correct him in a live news conference. He used the same tactic in his debate with Joe Biden.

The solution is to not broadcast him "live". Put him on a 5-minute delay so that fact-checkers can correct his lies and inform the people in a more fair way. If he refuses to that format, do not cover him at all.

It is a disservice to all of America to permit the lies to pass without comment or correction.

[Raven123]

1. That's a good idea

[Walleye]

2. The problem is, they apparently love broadcasting his lies

[central scrutinizer]

3. At two lies per minute

A five minute delay won’t be nearly enough.

[lame54]

4. The delay would allow...

Them to bleep every lie like it's the most vile curse word
His address would sound like an air raid siren

[CrispyQ]

5. Or pre-record the debate, have the fact checkers go through it,

& when you show it to the nation, include his lies in the chyron at the bottom of the screen.

[birdographer]

11. Perfect

Except his cult members will claim that it has been doctored and he has been edited.

[dickthegrouch]

6. Excellent Idea

We could escalating severiities or frequency indications of flashing increasingly sized fonts saying

12th LIE!!!!

100th lie

Splashed across the screen
And, for radio listeners, an American Idol type buzzer over all of them.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Said The Same Fir Years

The problem is, mass media sees their mission to provide information, but doesn't have the stomach for deciding what is information and what is disinformation.
It's easier to truth & lies the same way.

[hawkeye21]

8. Networks should NOT televise Trump BS, period

Speaking as a former print journalist, I am shocked and disgusted by the conduct of far too many "legitimate" media outlets. The TV networks have NO obligation to broadcast anybody's press conference. That's a judgment call, and constantly giving Trump a national platform is horrific judgment. If he wants to spread his lies and his inane stories, make him try to buy the TV time. And then tell him you won't air his ads because they're lies. That's how any decent member of the broadcast or print media should be treating Trump. It's that simple. Just ask Lawrence O'Donnell of MSNBC. He gets it.

Where are the Edward R. Murrows and the Walter Cronkites?

Every decent journalist and media outlet has an obligation to use its power, whether a small-town weekly paper or a major TV network, to serve the American people fairly and objectively. Covering Trump as if he were just another presidential candidate instead of a felon, thug, sexual pervert, pathological liar, sociopath, racist, religious hypocrite and malignant narcissist is an egregious rejection of journalistic integrity.

[kentuck]

9. I agree.

They have no obligation to give a criminal and a liar equal time.

The "both sides" argument is a bunch of malarkey.

[pecosbob]

10. This the "best" solution.

Without the MSM's giddy complicity Trump is never electable.

[yonder]

13. Excellent comments

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Why does common sense always get pushed aside?

$$$$$$

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

18. Tell that the NY Times.

It's shocking that they said democracy is a partisan issue and the won't take sides.

[progressoid]

12. Or don't broadcast him at all.

It's not like he is saying anything newsworthy.

[debsy]

14. 100%

The guy has been getting away with spewing lies for over 5 decades. It is sickening how many in the media are lapping it up yet again, with few exceptions. Joy Reed comes to mind as one of those exceptions.

Donald Trump is not capable of telling the truth. Stop giving him a platform to continue his lies.

[moonscape]

15. The delay with fact-checking

should be de rigueur, then only broadcast true statements, with alternate programming at the ready to fill the time.

[Kaleva]

16. Media isn't under any obligation to report the truth

It is up to us to research and find the truth

[kentuck]

17. They are in business to make money.

But what is all this stuff about "free press" in the Constitution?