Sure, everyone can do their own research; but most won't. There may be some bias to fact-checking, but at least it's better than relying on the candidates to d

Sure, everyone can do their own research; but most won't. There may be some bias to fact-checking, but at least it's better than relying on the candidates to do their own fact checking (i.e. usually a hugely self-serving and distorted view of reality).