Do Facts Matter?

Here's an AP article on the fact that both campaigns tend to stretch the truth in places.

If we, as a country, could agree on the facts of a situation then we probably still wouldn't agree on how to address that situation, but we could at least understand the other side's point of view.

As it is we just think the other side is crazy, because they actually believe what they've been told by their media.

I don't know how to fix this. I don't want a single media entity deciding what is and isn't true, but having divergent media outlets appears to have resulted in divergent views of reality.

Does anyone out there have a suggestion? How can we find out what's true?

It seems like organizations like FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting - are good in theory, but I look at their site and it seems to be more critical of McCain than of Obama.

Is this because McCain's campaign is more worthy of criticism? Or is FAIR biased?

FAIR watches the watchmen, but who makes sure FAIR is fair?