The problem is that treating all arguments as equal gives undue credance to fringe groups.
You’re conflating objectivity with false balance. the person above said “Report verifiable facts, without opinion.” That can be done while avoiding false-balance, especially if one side does not align with the facts (as trump rarely does).
Even just “report[ing] verifiable facts” entails opinion in terms of deciding which facts are important to report. Everything has its own perspective; there’s no way around it.
You’re conflating objectivity with false balance. the person above said “Report verifiable facts, without opinion.” That can be done while avoiding false-balance, especially if one side does not align with the facts (as trump rarely does).
Even just “report[ing] verifiable facts” entails opinion in terms of deciding which facts are important to report. Everything has its own perspective; there’s no way around it.