ABC RUNS SOLID FACT-CHECKING SEGMENT…. For all the complaining I do about news outlets struggling to sort out fact from fiction, it’s only fair to point to a good example of the media actually informing the public about a controversy in a fair and accurate way.
Last night, ABC News’ Kate Snow tackled the vile right-wing demagoguery on end-of-life care, and while she refrained from calling Palin and her ilk “liars,” she made it very clear that the accusations about euthanasia are completely wrong. It wasn’t a he-said/she-said report; it was just reality.
Better yet, the ABC report noted that former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey (R), whose propensity for misinformation is practically limitless, was responsible for starting this insane attack in the first place.
The more major news outlets run pieces like these, the better off the public will be.
