Will the Networks have the balls to fact check Trump

[edhopper]

during his speech before Congress?
I doubt it, but would love it if they did.

[guillaumeb]

1. How many fact checkers would that take?

And how long to do the work?

Given the chaotic nature of Trump's rants, that could be a challenge.

[dchill]

3. 1.5 million.

[guillaumeb]

5. That might be sufficient.

Assuming Trump does not drive them insane with his non sequiturs

[pinboy3niner]

8. Nice reference, lol

Like Trump said, his inauguration crowd looked like "a million, million and a half people."

[guillaumeb]

2. I have a question on your signature line:

You say that all is lost, but have you looked in your closet?

[edhopper]

7. post election despair

Maybe time to change it.

[guillaumeb]

11. Change is necessary.

I am looking out the window between typing. It is a sunny day, trees are growing buds, flowers are 2-3 inches high.

[edhopper]

12. Look now

outrage replacing despair. Still think we are all fucked now.

[guillaumeb]

15. I noticed.

Outrage is preferred. It is still sunny and about 50F here.

[napi21]

4. I think at least SOME will. I'm positive MSNBC will & probably CNN. I don't know about ABC, CBS or

or NBC. I don't know if they have been doing any fact checking in the past. If they have, odds improvee that they will this time. If theys never they probably won't now.

[MattP]

6. MSNBC has been much weaker lately

[napi21]

10. Most likely SR. mgmt. instructions, but the have been being pretty rough on the repeated lies.

It's gotten to the point where I record Rachel and Lawrence if I'm not going to be able to watch. I son't know too much about during the day, but ttheir prime time programs are handling the Con administration pretty well.

[technotwit]

9. fact checking

NPR has been fact checking a lot of stuff lately, including speeches.
http://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

[NurseJackie]

13. Will they receive an advanced copy of his remarks? If so, they could fact-check prior ...

... and have text-tickers or text pop-ups ready for INSTANT corrections.

[Kimchijeon]

14. I wish they would, that would be great!