What action is it possible to take over some of the (deliberatly?) incorrect/inaccurate journalism?
Can a legal challenge be made?
Or is there any other effective way to stop the lies?
I'm not trying to suggest that honest debate be stifled; but the continual use of 'facts' that are wrong, and people being mis-quoted or quoted out of context, is not helpful.
You are advocating that the government, in the form of the judicial system, be given complete power over what the press prints. This is a cure worse than the disease. Even putting aside the question of the ability of the legal system to actually determine truth.
I'm not even sure which side you're referring to. At this point assuming "realclimate.com" has clean hands when it comes to "lies" requires a rather large helping of blind trust, IMHO.
Conducting debate by lawsuit is not a very good idea when you believe that the other side is composed of well-funded special interest groups. I mean, its a bad idea for a lot of reasons, but that particular reason is one you should find appealing. If I'm a corporate stooge for SaudiExxoFoxlican Party it is highly likely I can afford to outspend you virtuous protectors of truth on lawyers, and it is highly possible that given a debatable point of fact I could litigate you into penury.
Can a legal challenge be made? Or is there any other effective way to stop the lies?
I'm not trying to suggest that honest debate be stifled; but the continual use of 'facts' that are wrong, and people being mis-quoted or quoted out of context, is not helpful.