No, there are straight up lies being told and that is the problem. The belief that a well informed electorate is the best defense is turning out to be not true.

No, there are straight up lies being told and that is the problem. The belief that a well informed electorate is the best defense is turning out to be not true. There are a lot of people who will believe lies and they will really believe lies that are repeated. Just because a politicians tells a lie in public does not mean we should allow that same lie to be repeated over and over again. Especially true of lies that can be specifically targeted to a very narrow audience on Facebook.