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‪The debate between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen during the 2017 French presidential election campaign reveals the ambiguities of fact-checking in its claims to denounce lies propagated by public figures. While putting forward the principle of veracity, fact-checking seeks to identify falsehood rather than to expose truth. Fact-checkers delegate responsibility for determining truth to reliable sources. Analysis reveals that these sources are primarily institutional and are collectively considered to be legitimate. Fact-checking thus deploys a conservative approach to journalistic information, applied to all that is said in the public sphere.‪

  • truth
  • journalism
  • fake news
  • fact-checking
  • information sources
Alexandre Joux
Inès Gil
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