1. What do the fact checkers at the New Republic do when they cannot find the information to verify?
Asked for the numbers and websites of his sources to get in touch with them.
2. How does Charles Lane feel about Glass once he discovers he is lying?
He is upset, and dissapointed, he lost respect for him
3. How does Glass gain the sympathy of his fellow journalists at the New Republic?
He says he lied because he was under so much pressure and his co-workers backed him up because they said people make mistakes and they didn't know exactly how much he was lying. They also insisted he was to be suspended instead of fired because this job was all he had.
4. How does Glass dodge the truth again once he realizes he has been caught by Forbes!
He makes up fake websites, buisness cards, and phone numbers and even had his brother pretend to be one of the sources he named in the article.
5. What excuse does Glass give Lane for lying?
That he was under so much pressure and he thought the story would be more interesting if it were in first person so he pretended to be there and says he talked to people who were there and he guesses they weren't such reliable sources after all. Which is probably a lie too.
6. What is the argument for not firing Glass from the New Republic?
That the company will lose alot of the co-workers that like him and are were on his side.