Public Fact Checking

For example in the recent presidential debates, imagine if as a candidated claimed they did not own part of a logging company, or did not say something, that their facts where checked, and the results made publically availble, either online, or on television services such as Teletext (or whatever it is called in the US) or with the new digital interactive services. Clips of recordings of relevant interviews in which somebody actually did say something could be shown as proof they are lying, and so on. As long as the fact checking is accurate, and does it best to estimate its own accuracy, and makes availible to the viewers the evidence they use to come to a conclusion on whether or not they are lying. Of course the possibility for subjectivity is immense so in such circumstances phrases and sentences should be linked with video clips, and user opinions can be displayed stating whether or not the evidence shows they are lying or not. This sort of system would require pretty significant man power, but not insurmountable, and the systems for delivering the content already exist in one form or another. Interactive television services and backchannel information such as Teletext being the most easily accessible formats, but a much more indepth analysis could easily be provided over the internet. Hell you could even provide live audio commentary over the phone for truly enormous market penetration. The chances of a network actually implementing something like this are pretty minimal probably, but a website running a live ripped feed of the debate, or even just a plain website with semi-live transcripts could do it pretty well given enough volunteers.