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“The lie is sprinting the 100-meter dash and the fact-check is taking a stroll on the beach. So it’s never going to catch up," said one Democratic strategist.
Fact checkers aren’t meant to keep up. If politicians empowered them enough or gave them resources none of the politicians would survive.
Their target audience also doesn’t care about facts so they never bother to check for themselves.