About this episode
On The Gist, the empty political rhetoric that is "everyday people." In the interview, fact-checking is big business in the age of Trump. But one politician diametrically opposed to the president—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—is playing fast and loose with statistics too, and journalists have noticed. Should she be called out? NY Magazine's Eric Levitz says it's complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices