> Fact checking is one tool. Good thinking is another. The list is big and we need every single one of those things to stave off this pandemic. Which pandemic

> Fact checking is one tool. Good thinking is another. The list is big and we need every single one of those things to stave off this pandemic. Which pandemic are you referring to exactly? Fake news, deceptive reporting, gossip, libel, propaganda has existed pretty much as long as authority has existed. Now recently Trump became president and there is a national pandemic and no doubt we should place our trust in certain institutions to help combat this disease. If this isn't Orwelesque I don't know what is...