Readers Offer a Requiem for 'Fact Checking'.

The article discusses the decline in credibility of fact-checking by news outlets, particularly during the Trump era, as highlighted by a 2022 Gallup poll showing low confidence in newspapers and television news. It criticizes the idea of a federal fact-checking bureau proposed by the Biden administration and emphasizes the importance of independent journalism. Readers express skepticism towards the role of fact-checkers and question the need for their existence when all journalists should ideally be dedicated to checking and reporting facts. [Extracted from the article]