"Killin' fact-checkers be like tossin' yer fire crew overboard while a blaze be ravagin' yer ship, savvy?"
2025-01-14
Avast ye! Some scallywags be likenin' fact-checkers to brave fire-fighters and gallant rescuers, whilst the flames be dancin' wildly 'round Los Angeles! Har har! Aye, it be like callin' for a parrot to fix a leaky ship while the whole vessel be sinkin'!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with a tale of fact-checkers, those brave souls akin to fire-fighting buccaneers, who be battlin' the infernos of wild conspiracy theories ravagin' the fair shores of Los Angeles!Aye, news be blowin' in like a tempest, with CNN slappin' the ol' Meta on the wrist for abandonin' their third-party fact-checkers, leavin' 'em high and dry amidst the flames of misinformation. One savvy scribe likened these fact-checkers to fire departments, fightin' a blaze of rumors that spread faster than a scallywag with a stolen treasure map!
As the inferno danced through the land, former newsie Alan Duke declared, “Cutting fact-checkers is like sinkin’ yer water supply!" Indeed, the internet be roastin’ Meta's decision like a pig on a spit, callin' it a sign of a societal shipwreck. The good folks at Full Fact even hailed these fact-checkers as “first responders” in the battle against misinformation, a noble cause, I say!
But lo! Mark Zuckerberg, the captain of Meta’s ship, be claimin’ it’s all for “free expression,” even as the critics wail like sirens on the rocks. With conspiracy theories spreadin' like a plague upon the seas, we ponder: Who will save us from the fiery depths of falsehoods if the fact-checkers be cast away? Arrr, 'tis a troublesome time we sail in!