It’s high time for media to enter the No Kellyanne Zone — and stay there

It’s time for the media to turn off the microphone when it comes to Kellyanne Conway. Credit: Shawn Thew, EPA-EFE, REX, Shutterstock

Lies are coming at the American public in torrents — raining down on them everywhere they turn.

report prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee, and obtained by The Washington Post, made that breathtakingly clear over the weekend. The intentional spreading of disinformation on every platform — from Facebook all the way to PayPal — should frighten everyone who cares about democracy.

One place that truth can prevail is in the reality-based news media, where editorial judgment comes into play.

View the complete December 17 column by Margaret Sullivan on The Washington Post website here.