However, Trump’s 82-minute speech was marked by something that is surely not par for the course. Even as ‘45’—as the forty-fifth US President is sometimes referred to—was speaking, US media outlets were checking the claims and numbers he put out. While Trump is known to play fast and loose with facts, this live-checking was a new chapter. Earlier, media outlets would at least wait till the end of whatever address a President was delivering before dissecting the speech for its authenticity. And, it may not be too late to digest Richard Feynman: “It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is.

Source: Mint February 06, 2019 19:07 UTC