What was CNN thinking when they did a “fact check” on a Saturday Night Live skit that criticized President Obama? What were they thinking?
The so-called news network’s absurd “fact check” of a comedy skit has deservedly become the butt of an on-going joke on Twitter.
The basic idea? If CNN is going to fact check the President Obama skit, they must be fact checking other SNL skits, too.
For example:
@DefiantKembro ‘El Nino’ is not Spanish for “the Nino” #CNNFactCheck
@EnasYorl “Wayne’s World” was not really a public access cable show. #CNNfactcheck
@ArielAkiva The superfans were not actually having heart attacks. #cnnfactcheck
@thecomeback After checking every river in America, we have not been able to find a motivational speaker living in a van. #CNNfactcheck
@jeffdobbs: Over half of Saturday Night Live is NOT ON SATURDAY NIGHT for Eastern time zone. Outrage. #CNNFactCheck
@jkfecke In fact, Blue Öyster Cult never included a cowbell player named Gene Frenkle–the musician didn’t exist. #CNNFactCheck
@mikehassinger: This just in: “Toonces the driving cat” not real cat, can’t even DRIVE! #CNNFactCheck
This is citizen journalism at its finest. OK, second finest after a certain smartass political commentary site that modesty prohibits us from mentioning.
Source: Examiner.com
