The Associated Press in $2021$ announced that Twitter had launched a crowd$-$sourced fact$-$checking project called Birdwatch. Following Wikipedias example, Twitter has stated that it wants experts and non$-$experts to help fight misinformation on the platform by flagging misleading and false tweets.Based on your reading, should fact$-$checking, like Twitters Birdwatch, be a continuous part of journalism, or it is just an additional hassle given that news stories change so much?Journalists and news organizations should rely on the audience to verify the truthfulness of facts, thus giving them more time to write the news.Fact$-$checking is not necessary because it is always very difficult to discern truth from fiction, and journalists need to be able to trust their sources.If journalists and news organizations want to be known for their integrity and truthfulness, fact$-$checking should be integrated into their newsgathering and publishing efforts.With the advent of fact$-$checking companies and the increased emphasis on fact$-$checking on social media platforms, verification should no longer be a concern for journalists.