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Well, it would not eliminate spin, of course. It may make spinsters limit themselves to spinning true facts - as opposed to spinning invented ones. "Fact checking" has inherent limits - and one must recognize them and not turn fact checking into opinion. But, it serves it purpose. It's not a magic formula to win every argument - it's just a way to keep arguments from turning completely insane.



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