Fact Finesser Prints

"Nothing wrong with half-truths...you still have 50% to manipulate."

Fear/Knowledge

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

"Meet the embellisher 3-5 pm"

Useless information desk at trivia buff convention

Reporter #6: television.

Rumors, lies and innuendo.

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

"Ever notice how grateful people are when you present them with facts contrary to their beliefs?"

Sportswasher's

Rumours Online

"Is that you talking or Wikipedia?"

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

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

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

"Facts are good, but we need all the rumors, gossip, and speculation to fully understand the situation."

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

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

Sense of dread & foreboding Information blackout Illumination Facts known

'There are facts,there are factoids, and there are just plain fun facts.'

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

"Oops! Sorry, I gave you the net figures not the gross figures."

'All this 'history' stuff you teach about - is it based on actual events?'

Conspiracy theories

"So ants can lift twenty times their body weight. Big deal. Who can't?"

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

'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.'

Funky Facts: Sea Animals.

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

You Can't Argue With The Facts!

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