http://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2022/02/08/noam-blum-neontaster-realizes-theres-not-much-more-he-can-add-to-his-brief-but-brilliant-exchange-with-blue-checked-fact-checking-expert/
Author and blogger James Surowiecki has no patience for people like Joe Rogan who don’t subject all of their material to rigorous fact-checking by expert fact-checkers. For what it’s worth, James is absolutely right that good fact-checking is essential in today’s media environment, where misinformation and disinformation run rampant.
But who fact-checks the fact-checkers? That’s a totally fair question, one that Tablet CTO and Twitchy regular Noam Blum, aka @neontaster, would like an insightful answer to from James.
Here’s how that conversation went:
Noam Blum (@neontaster) ~ Not much more I can add to this.
BWHA HA HA HA HA HA!!! The look on Suroweicki's face right before the TRUTH ran him over!
It’s pretty much perfect as-is.
Physics Geek ~ ::blink::
::blink::
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Tell the truth, Noam. You're playing a practical joke on us, right?
Heh heh heh heh heh. Yep ... blink, blink, blink - BAM!
Nope. It’s real, and it’s spectacular.
Noam Blum ~ He deleted it. Not quick enough.
Oh, James … you gotta be quicker than that!
At least James had a defense for his now-deleted tweets:
James Surowiecki ~ Yeah - Rogan should fact-check his statements, and the statements of his guest, before putting them on the air.
Okay, so you should fact-check the bullsh!t you constantly spew all over the Internet, too, right James?! Of course, the undeniable truth is that Rogan doesn't claim his guests' opinions are the unvarnished truth - he allows his listeners to listen and decide for themselves. But, you ... well ... you lie and lead everyone to believe that your crap has been "fact-checked."
Hey, we didn’t say it was a good defense ...
Stunk and Juff - NO DM ~ Here’s a “How to Wreck Yourself” tutorial by @JamesSurowiecki.
Salty Major (Medical Type; 1 Each) ~ James right as he posted this.
This is just the greatest thing. It really is.
Pradheep J. Shanker ~ LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
Jay Caruso ~ That's hilarious.
thenutt ~ Thank you for this laugh, I needed it.
We all needed it.
Kate Paul Dillon ~ That’s beautiful!
JimmEEE ~ This is a work of art fit for the Smithsonian.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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