Charles C.W. Cooke shares mock-tastic hypothetical fact check after 'fake news' crackdown-by-committee

https://twitter.com/casusdelicti01/status/809467851425746944

As we’ve reported, Facebook will be partnering with “fact checkers” such as Politifact and Snopes in order to weed out so-called “fake news.” The Associated Press will also be involved:

https://twitter.com/passantino/status/809460999187091457

Oh, what a relief.

The AP, PolitiFact, https://t.co/BI98vdEdND, Snopes, Wapo, and ABC will get to decide what's "fake" on Facebook now. What could go wrong?

— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 15, 2016

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https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/809465327301988352
https://twitter.com/Slybanter/status/809477394448822272

Oh good thing AP isn't known for a bias toward information or reporting false stories. #StraightFace https://t.co/wGBtfWCn7y

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/809462648555323393

What could the unvarnished “truth” soon look like? National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke presents one possible future:

Facebook’s post algorithm, next year:
“There were 15 million shootings since lunchtime.” Mostly true.
“Ohio is a state.” Mostly false.

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 15, 2016

Ha! That would be hardly surprising:

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/809465701844983808