The man behind The Washington Post’s “Pinocchios” is leaving the paper without anyone to fill his shoes. Glenn Kessler, the editor of The Fact Checker, announced Monday he has taken a buyout, ending ...

Political figures once dreaded being hit with a fact-check. Whether it’s receiving Pinocchios from The Washington Post or earning “Lie of the Year” by PolitiFact, the fact-checker industry used to ...

Tim Graham is director of media analysis at the Media Research Center and executive editor of the blog NewsBusters.org. Washington Post “Fact-Checker” Glenn Kessler announced on July 28 he’s hanging ...