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[–] 5gruel@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 child)

I highly doubt that. how would that even work? a third-party to the publisher would have to check every statement before the issue goes to print. I can't imagine this happening for anything that is not research papers or official reports.

but I happy to learn something new.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 point 21 hours ago (1 child)

This can and should be done internally. Why would it need to be a third party? Any publisher that cares about their reputation anyway. Fact-checkers are a real thing. They routinely follow up on interviews to make sure authors aren't bullshitting.

[–] 5gruel@lemmy.world 1 point 7 hours ago (1 child)

of course, but the OP said independent

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 minutes ago

I read that as: someone other than the author.