Fact Checking Gifts

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

Information. Speculation.

'I brought my own fact checkers to make sure you don't slip up.'

"Life is just a theory! It's all subject to change when we get new facts."

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

Social media and Fake News

Fear/Knowledge

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

"This is the perfect way to watch movies if you love mosquitoes and having a cold, wet butt."

Before the Internet

"Well, either you're hopelessly optimistic or hopelessly short-sighted."

Useless information desk at trivia buff convention

Reporter #6: television.

Rumors, lies and innuendo.

Skeptic: Critical Thinking, Facts, Debunking.

The Expert

"Perhaps there is such a thing as being too well-informed."

'Did you know there's a river in Brazil named after Amazon?'

There are dreams...And then there's reality...

The Month of July

Rumours Online

"Is that you talking or Wikipedia?"

Objects in mirror bear no relation to reality.

'Apparently, wild hopes and dreams, re-enacted by Barbie and Ken, are no substitute for a solid business plan.'

'If you want a reality check, I'll have to see two pieces of I. D.'

Funky Facts: Elephants.

Sense of dread & foreboding Information blackout Illumination Facts known

Since I took command of the company, I have steered a steady course.

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

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

"I'm suffering the unbearable loneliness of being right on the internet."

"Apparently, over two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water!"

"We've managed to eliminate every problem except the public perception that we're heading in the wrong direction."

"This says you should expect to spend six months and at least $800 building the perfect lowrider bike."

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