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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Fact checking at the New Yorker can drive you to madness

    New Yorker fact checkers go to extraordinary lengths to nail down the truth. It’s a rarity in today’s media landscape.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Marisa Lagos • Sep 18, 2025 • 1 min read

    New Yorker fact checkers go to extraordinary lengths to nail down the truth. It’s a rarity in today’s media landscape.

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    4. 41:47Eggplant: The luxurious flavor sponge
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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Jimmy Kimmel: Latest victim of Trump’s war on speech he doesn’t like
    1. 0:00What Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension means for media independence
    2. 10:30Fact checking at the New Yorker can drive you to madnessYou’re reading this
    3. 26:06Weekend film reviews: ‘Him,’ ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’
    4. 41:47Eggplant: The luxurious flavor sponge
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand