good reply Steve - well done.
Rule 1 is check the facts and verify.
Rule 2 is offer a balanced argument and.,
Rule 3 is don't just accept what a govt/company/
PR hack says or writes.
(Rule 4 is don't let ego hosts run the segment)
GT - you do need to justify why you did not check the claims. - Perhaps deadline pressures?? / lost laptop and phone?? / - at the very least offer an explanation or retract the statements and then let's put the shabby segment behind and move on.
The test for GT will be how he performs on the next one! - so here's a tip - Don't take the outputs of Olivia's three ring circus for anything but uniformed spin unless they are tested and verified.
Ring Purvinas or Jackson or even just get a Pprune name and ask here.
There is absolutely no excuse for denting your cred twice.
AT