The guy at the end of the Table.

Perhaps it was last year somewhere in Arizona.  The Kadizzles were at a nice dinner with some fine fellow travelers.  As the conversation went back and forth and round and round Kadizzle made statements. This was not unusual. What was unusual was the guy at the other end of the table.  He had one of those fancy dancy phones. Each time Kadizzle stated something.  Mr. phone asked with a voice command if Kadizzle's statement was true.  It was a good deal, it kept the conversation on track and honest.

Now look at the presidential election. Jeopardy can can verify an answer in seconds. Modern computers can do a pretty damn good job of finding facts quickly.  But nooo,  We have dolts like Ben Carson saying the pyramids were for grain storage, and Trump making up lies as fast as he can. Good old Carly Foirina fabricating as quick as she can.  Fox News would explode if it were exposed to a fact checker. Rush would evaporate, and the whole fabric of politics would change.

The media tries, but usually fails to check. Look how long the birther nonsense went on.  People hit on the head with the truth still love the lie better.