The issue of contention was whether or not understaffing of fact checking departments is the cause of diminished trust in the news industry. I think I've refuted that hypothesis; we've got a newspaper famed for their fact checking department that has taken a hit to their credibility more severe than most other publications.
> The issue of contention was whether or not understaffing of fact checking departments is the cause of diminished trust in the news industry.
Sure, but people distrust things for irrational reasons all the time.
It's impossible to defend against, you have to trust your coworkers, or we'd be living in a police state where nothing can get done.
And yes I know of the other high profile cases at the NyTimes NewYorker etc.