No stage for disinformation: Why talk shows have to take responsibility

Facts checks are important – before, during and after talk shows. But is that enough? Again and again we experience how certain guests appear in talk shows and are demonstrably spreading false information there. Whether it is about climate change, health or political issues: lies and half-truths are carried into the public sphere, often without serious consequences for the spreaders. The editors may secure themselves with a later fact check, but…