Fact-checker Vigilante Gifts

"If I meet one more person who thinks a whale is a fish!..."

"Does anyone know anything about spyware?"

"You're stealing from the rich and selling it to the poor on Craigslist?"

"Don't you think you're taking this whole, 'neighbourhood watch' thing a little too serious, dear?"

Rumors, lies and innuendo.

The Expert

'Next time you hear confession from that barmaid say, Tut-tut not COR.'

"Are these 'raw' facts or 'spun' facts?"

Rumours Online

"Office of quality assurance"

"Boy, has it been hacked!"

"That's Eleanor. She's a fact checker."

I've got to monitor all chatter in the cafe to prevent future pastry thefts. I don't know … What if you've got a scone thief for a neighbor, or a friend, or even a family member? Sure, today it's just a scone. But the next attack could be huge – the big one! You don't mean … Hoagie. They're trying to destroy our whole way of life.

Two computers, smaller one labeled DATA, the larger one, HYPE

Nearly a third of the earth's life-forms have gone extinct. Cut! Stop with all the facts. This is debate club! But we're using a cable tv talk show format! What should I say? Unsupported opinions

Library. Story Hour. This fact-checking site says no cow has ever jumped over the moon.

'Computer crime seems to be on the rise.'

"He's just discovered that out 450,000 blog rebuttal campaign was directed against a 12 year old in Swindon using his mums computer."

"Please enter the last 4 digits of your SSN...or enter all 9. They're all over the dark web."

'You're so illogical. I can never win an argument with you.'

Conspiracy theories

"The jocks bullied me in gym class, so I erased all the data on their computers. They should know never to mess with a computer geek."

"We will demonstrate that climate change denial blogs cause further global warming."

'Hacking into our system is one way to get my attention.'

"My goodness, Gurkenham! This is the worst case of identity theft I've ever seen!"

'Hey, that line's moving a lot faster!'

'We ran a full DNA test, STR and Mitochondrial analysis... and Bob here 'Googled' it just to make sure.'

We Value Your Privacy (Actually, we value it at around $20 a pop for every organization we sell it to).

"When you're done cyberattacking, your PB&J, with crustd cut off, is waiting."

"This one is for hacking into our enemy's hacks."

Lemme ask you something: Do you care about the quality of information you get? How's you mean? You want professional journalists covering events? If so, you've got to pay them. Bloggers sitting in their jammies at home can't get you the facts from Istanbul. You look extremely bored. You've got a weird hangup with facts.

"Stacy. Stacy. Honey... You're not a doctor."

"Stop fact checking my story."

You Can't Argue With The Facts!

"Do you have a few unsubstantiated claims I can borrow?"