Instead of parroting the bollocks of politicians, wouldn't it be useful if journalists inserted fact check notes? This would have 2 benefits. Politicians would have to be more truthful & it might reduce the Ire directed towards those who don't deserve it.
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There's also a large (larger than there should be) number of people who think they KNOW what's going on based on their own biases and there's little that will change their minds.
10% of months salary fine, can be reduced to 5% if the lie is admitted within 1 week, and not just an 'I got it wrong' it has to be an 'I lied and knew it' statement.
When they get back to the office someone will tell them if they had made a mistake or mixed something up.
It should also double for each subsequent lie, hit the fuckers where it hurts.
It amazes me how some of these MPs manage to talk and breathe at the same time.