Apart from the studies supporting the necessity of fact checking, another argument beside it is that it is still a better option than regulating the rights of free speech. And as we arrive at the topic of free speech the discourse becomes really heated and politicised. While we can observe that traditionally the whole political spectrum agrees that misinformation and fake news are a real problem which had to be treated, none of them found a better solution which is acceptable for every party than fact checking.
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