"I don’t like this situation at all," a reader wrote."I hate all these fake ads, whether produced by AI or some creative campaign staffers. It’s all screwing with people’s minds. They just won’t know what is real or fake. What can people trust anymore???""Thank you. Facts matter," a reader replied."Fact-checking should be done live. Like live, on air, in real time. Should be a non-partisan 3rd party there with the moderator doing so.
Clinton was investigated by the FBI for her use of a private email server for exchanges with her staff during her tenure as secretary of state, but she was not charged. FBI director James Comey said she handled classified information carelessly, there was no evidence that she intended to break the law. The federal indictment against Trump show she knew he had classified documents stored at his home and blocked efforts by federal officials to retrieve them.
"Once again, PolitiFact's bias is on full display," a reader replied."Although each case is decidedly different, the whitewash of Hillary Clinton's actions stand in stark contrast to the strong implication that Donald Trump is guilty of virtually all charges contained in the indictments. If you choose to believe that Clinton had no intention of violating a variety of laws, you must also believe that the tooth fairy is real.
"Thanks for all of your hard work," wrote a retired extension educator."This country is a mess politically and it's hard not to be distracted constantly. We just never spend any significant time on a foundational problem that is going to hurt us and our grandkids the most: climate change. It will change our local and regional economies substantially. PolitiFact and Poynter can make a difference helping the sane people in our country to keep focused on this important issue.