Jump to content

Fact-Checker: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
<blockquote>
'' '''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].''
{{Tweet
|image=Eric profile picture.jpg
|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1359966089044664323
|name=Eric Weinstein
|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein
|username=EricRWeinstein
|content=Here it comes.


-'''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1359966089044664323 Twitter]
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].
</blockquote>
|quote=
{{Tweet
|image=NiemanLab-profile-PeoXfsbc.jpg
|nameurl=https://x.com/NiemanLab/status/1359934480417501185
|name=Nieman Lab
|usernameurl=https://x.com/NiemanLab
|username=NiemanLab
|content=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
|timestamp=6:37 AM · Feb 11, 2021
}}
|timestamp=8:42 PM · Feb 11, 2021
}}


{{#widget:Tweet|id=1359966089044664323}}
{{#widget:Tweet|id=1360003078687137796}}


{{Tweet
|image=Eric profile picture.jpg
|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1360003939417038849
|name=Eric Weinstein
|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein
|username=EricRWeinstein
|content=Note: I did try to fact-check the above tweet..but failed. #problematic
|thread=
{{Tweet
|image=Eric profile picture.jpg
|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1360003078687137796
|name=Eric Weinstein
|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein
|username=EricRWeinstein
|content=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”.
|timestamp=11:09 PM · Feb 11, 2021
}}
|timestamp=11:13 PM · Feb 11, 2021
|media1=ERW-X-post-1360003078687137796-Et-0X2wVEAA96si.jpg
}}


== Related Pages ==
== Related Pages ==