Election workers verify and count ballots at the Denver Elections Division building in Denver, Colo., on Nov. 3, 2020. Chet Strange/AFP via Getty Images
Fact-checkers are not overtly mentioned in George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel “1984“ about a future totalitarian state, but their function is absolutely necessary for the state to monitor and “correct” misinformation and disinformation.
Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
