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Everything has to be subject to the rigorous checks of journalism.
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The statement says that no claim, source, or piece of information should be accepted without careful journalistic scrutiny. “Everything” makes the standard broad: all material must be checked for accuracy, reliability, and fairness before it is treated as trustworthy.
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