Question

Newspapers, News channels and other news mediums often have a fact check before it airs the news. Why do they do so?

• A. To make sure the information is correct.
• B. To make sure the information is fake.
• C. To make sure the information does not misrepresent the situation.
• D. To increase the factual errors.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A To make sure the information is correct.
C To make sure the information does not misrepresent the situation.

Fact-checking is an essential process while airing news. This is done to verify the sources of the information to make sure it is correct. Often the information might be fake as well so fact-checking helps in making sure of it. It is also done to allow the information to be critical and not misrepresent it.