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Here it comes.

Fact-Checker, n.: 1) Someone who attempts to decrease allowed public deviation from official narratives found in “authoritative sources” under the guise of checking facts. 2) Someone who simply checks claims for bases in facts [archaic usage, common pre-internet].

8:42 PM · Feb 11, 2021

Nieman Lab

@NiemanLab

Clubhouse poses major challenges for fact-checkers since it doesn't keep old posts, audio files, or allow users to record conversations. https://nie.mn/3aOeUni

6:37 AM · Feb 11, 2021

Eric Weinstein

@ericweinstein

Somewhere, two young lovebirds bathed in moonlight are cooing into each other’s ears promising each other eternal love and devotion.

And @snopes, @datasociety, @TwitterSafety, @NiemanLab, @Poynter, @TaylorLorenz and @nytimes are concerned that this is not being “fact-checked”.

11:09 PM · Feb 11, 2021

Eric Weinstein

@ericweinstein

Note: I did try to fact-check the above tweet..but failed. #problematic

11:13 PM · Feb 11, 2021

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+== Related Pages ==
+* [[Managed Reality TM]]
+* [[Neo-Debunker]]
+* [[Prebunked Malinformation]]
 [[Category:Ericisms]]
 [[Category:DISC]]