Fact Checking vs. Community Notes, Political Family Reunion, a Felon for President and More
Spanning The State · 620 WTMJ
January 10, 202529m 53s
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Show Notes
Today on Spanning the State Kristin and Brian recap a wild week in the news. Then they continue their conversation on META's decision to replace fact checking. They speak to Lucas Graves, Journalism & Mass Communications Associate Professor at UW-Madison to understand get a better understanding of fact checking, the process behind it, how community notes differ and what this decision means for social media users. Then Steve Scaffidi is live in the studio for the Political Power HALF Hour. Today they discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing and conviction of last year on 34 charges in his hush money case. The "Real Housewives Reunion" of politicians at President Jimmy Carter's funeral, and Steve's thoughts on Voter ID laws in Wisconsin Legislature.