Refute lies? "Not my job" says the media

But beyond that, the principal blame for this culture of lying rests with the zombified mainstream press—a group of people who simply refuse to challenge or clarify fake, bogus tales. John Kerry is the most liberal senator! Surely, every major professional news org knows that statement is being recited as a piece of RNC strategy. And surely, every major professional news org knows that this statement is, in a word, false. But given the shape of our modern press culture, journalists would rather eat live worms than clarify fake spin-points like this one.

From the Daily Howler