https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/08/the-fact-checking-press-gives-the-president-a-pass/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 06:14:03 -0400<![CDATA[It is stunning at this late date that an allegedly skeptical press is still pushing string on the theory that Obama just needs to explain himself better, but more disturbing (and emblematic) is the notion that the sitting president of the United States hasn’t himself crossed the line between fact and fiction. Perhaps that conclusion is so widespread because the fact-checking exercise itself is not primarily concerned with the exercise of power.]]>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:50:11 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/08/the-fact-checking-press-gives-the-president-a-pass-n99018