Fact or friction: the problem with factchecking in the book world | Books | The Guardian

These controversies have raised concerns about the accuracy and standards of published books. Similar concerns were circulated earlier this year when Michael Wolff released his book about Donald Trump's White House, Fire and Fury. But what anyone who has never published a book might not realize is that the bar for factchecking books during the editing process is low, if it even exists at all. Not only that, it's common for publishers to never have a conversation with authors about the issue of factchecking and to assume that getting it right is entirely on the author.