truth-squad
v.— «His last book was titled “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them,” and he spends enormous amounts of time on his three-hour radio show truth-squading and savaging various people on the right.» —“Comedian for Senator? Don’t Laugh” by David Carr in Minneapolis, Minn. New York Times June 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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