Fact-checkers take on a quasi-official role though, a kind of information police that has special trust bestowed on them. We typically hold the police to a high

Fact-checkers take on a quasi-official role though, a kind of information police that has special trust bestowed on them. We typically hold the police to a higher standard than we do those they interact with. Why wouldn't we also do this with professional and/or official fact-checkers?