Modern technology has made recording history so incredibly easy and yet, at the same time, it's made every single...

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Modern technology has made recording history so incredibly easy and yet, at the same time, it's made every single version of an account questionable.

Transcripts published by the http://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/world/europe/russia-trump-putin-news-conference-transcript.html and http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/07/16/full-text-president-trumps-news-conference-with-russias-putin/?utm_term=.bbb6f54d9cad mirror the White House transcript, while https://www.npr.org/2018/07/16/629462401/transcript-president-trump-and-russian-president-putins-joint-press-conference’s contains the full exchange. Confusing matters further, http://www.c-span.org/video/?448421-1/presidents-trump-putin-reject-2016-election-campaign-collusion&live=’s footage contains Mason’s full question but only the second half of Putin’s answer.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/07/trump-putin-press-conference-transcript/565385/

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Bob Lai said…
Also, don’t ask compound questions.
July 17, 2018 at 11:50 PM
Bryce Miller said…
Bob Lai what do you mean and why? ;P
July 18, 2018 at 10:06 AM
Bob Lai said…
If you are trying to detect falsehood, don’t ask two-part questions. What did Putin’s, “Yes, I did,” apply to? Did he not hear the question(s)? Which one was he giving an answer to?
July 18, 2018 at 11:13 AM
Jason ON said…
Bob Lai reporters often use compound questions because those being questioned rarely allow follow-ups. So, they do this to get multiple questions in and to force a more in depth response than "Yes" or "no."
July 18, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Bob Lai said…
This can be ameliorated by requiring two different answers. Don't combine two yes/no questions - use the classic 'did you know this' and 'when did you learn of it'?
July 18, 2018 at 12:04 PM
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