Summary
Glenn Kessler, a fact checker at The Washington Post for 14 years, is leaving his position. He used a scale with up to four Pinocchios to evaluate the truthfulness of political claims. Kessler is among several journalists leaving the publication as it takes new directions.
Key Facts
- Glenn Kessler worked as a fact checker for 14 years at The Washington Post.
- The fact-checking project used a four Pinocchio scale to rate truthfulness.
- Kessler's final column focused on the challenge of getting people to pay attention to fact-checkers.
- Several journalists are leaving The Washington Post due to changes in the paper's leadership.
- Kessler talked about the history and importance of fact-checkers in an NPR interview.
- The podcast episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Connor Donevan.
