Be a lonely place, defying conventional wisdom and the powers that be. My guest today has known that loneliness. Irish journalist david walsh was convinced that cyclings untouchable champion Lance Armstrong was a drugs cheat long before the sport revealed the scale of his deceit. Armstrong is now history of course but doping continues to devalue elite sport. Maybe its a problem that no amount of truth telling journalism can fix. David walsh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I wonder if you could cast your mind back to starting as a Young Journalist in ireland, working on sports. You memorably described yourself then as a fan with a typewriter. Do you still regard yourself as a fan . In certain respects, yes, but in a general sense, no. I think a journalist has to leave that behind. I think the predominant reason why people want to be Sports Writers is because they love sport. In my case, i knew from a very early stage i wanted to be a Sports Writer and its because i liked writing essays
Reality check, tonight. Male these athletes simply do what they have to do in order youre watching and anybody news special reality check tonight. These athletes simply do what they have to do in order to be competitive. Three months to rio, responding to reports of athl e athletathlete s cheating. I did fail the test. To the prevalence of those who actually get caught. We dive deep into doping and claim surveillance is stronger than ever before. Plus a rigged disgusting dirty system. Reporter donald trump says its the political pool muddied by manipulation. We cut into claims states like colorado are playing by their own set of rules. Overwhelming amount of the money that were raising is not going to hillary. Speaking of rules, George Clooney says federal law keeps Hillary Clinton from scooping up hauls of cash at federal fund raisers. We expose the truth finally. A deal for Virgin America takes off and founder Richard Branson fails to stop it. He says his hands were tied. Is he being
Keeps Hillary Clinton from scooping up hauls of cash at celebrity fundraisers. We expose the truth. Finally, a deal for Virgin America takes off, and founder Richard Branson fails to stop it. He says his hands were tied. But is he being upfront with flyers . Our Factfinding Mission begins right now on reality check. And good evening, and welcome to tonights special edition of reality check. Im sam brock. For the next 30 minutes, we will plunge headfirst into recent headlines, using a combination of data and expert analysis to cut through the claims and to clarify the facts. And we begin tonight with fear of fraud in the International Sports arena. In just 3 months, the summer olympics kick off in rio. And like previous games, concerns have mounted about doping going on among world class athletes. Now, theres a global Watchdog Group for doping, but does it have any teeth . We explore how the system works to better understand accusations that the entire process is designed to fail. Hurdl
In the united kingdom. Voters there made a historic decision to leave the european union. Now, the movements leader says, theres no going back now. But that claim could be bogus if the shakeup in parliament isnt over. Nigel well, i have to say, youre not laughing now, are you . Sam brexit talks quickly turned into bashing in brussels. Nigel you, as a political project, are in denial. Sam as former Independence Party leader nigel farage basked in his movements victory. But farewell kisses aside, this is not a done deal. Because the reality is junes brexit referendum is not legally binding, with many believing a parliamentary vote is required to break ties with the eu. Emboldened, more than 4 Million People called for a second redo referendum, which might make sense after google trends showed, what is the eu . As one of the most popular uk searches after the vote. Thomas wright yeah, unfortunately, theres no rule against stupidity in an election or in a referendum. And so it would be ver
But did the party put guns on the back burner when democrats were calling the shots on capitol hill . We cut through the claims and come up with just the facts, next on reality check. Sam brock and good evening, and thank you for joining us. Im sam brock. It has been a very turbulent last few weeks, from more Mass Shootings to political scandal and theater ahead of the elections. Lets get right to it. And were gonna start right now about 5,000 miles away in the united kingdom. Voters there made a historic decision to leave the european union. Now, the movements leader says, theres no going back now. But that claim could be bogus if the shakeup in parliament isnt over. Nigel well, i have to say, youre not laughing now, are you . Sam brexit talks quickly turned into bashing in brussels. Nigel you, as a political project, are in denial. Sam as former Independence Party leader nigel farage basked in his movements victory. But farewell kisses aside, this is not a done deal. Because the real