Imagine being mad that there were literal fact checkers, but instead we have Jim Bob, hyped on mountain dew and whiskey, chiming in with community notes to let us know that the L.A. fires were actually caused by laser beams from space.
Oh boy, can't wait.
When brother and sister are arguing on Facebook, should somebody completely unknown to them ban, suspend, or remove the posts of one of the people on facebook, on their own wall, based on some idiot's biased opinion of the argument, and their slanted so-called "fact check"?
Here's a fact check for you genius: No police officers were killed on January 6th at the Capitol. Another fact: While a few people (Trump supporters) died due to medical issues (heat stroke, heart failure, etc.) as happens in many massive crowds, only ONE person was killed by another human being on January 6th, 2021 at the Capitol. That person was named Ashley Babbitt, was unarmed, in a helpless position, and shot without provocation by a Capitol Police Officer who suffered no consequence, and had been noted previously as mishandling his firearm, even pointing it directly at Congress members.
Now, nobody needs "fact checks" in conversations with their friends and families. And if you'll notice, where "fact checks" might actually be useful? Such as corporate claims, government claims? They don't seem forthcoming. Nor are government or corporate accounts banned or suspended for outright lying or propagandizing people.
Fuck fact checkers, kiddo, and grow up. Words are just words.
This post was edited by InsaneBobb on Jan 13 2025 09:18pm