Tricky

How many fact-checking organizations does it take to change the proverbial fake news lightbulb? Elon Musk thinks we need at least one more. But maybe more like a popularity contest than a fact check, with journalists and institutions competing for credibility ratings.  Emily and Heather ask what is the point in the dozens of recently launched fact-checking initiatives, and the director of Poynter’s international fact-checking network Alexios Mantzarlis provides them with answers. Reading List:   Explainer on the Elon Musk & “Pravda” https://www.vox.com/2018/5/24/17389388/elon-musk-twitter-pravda Nate Silver’s response: https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/999370434108944384 Ben Smith’s response: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/elon-musk-doesnt-know-what-hes-talking-about?utm_term=.poQVePjPl#.pcqEYlOla Our guest Alexios Mantzarlis’ response: “Four serious questions about Elon Musk's silly credibility score” https://www.poynter.org/news/four-serious-questions-about-elon-musks-silly-credibility-sco