Influenza Fact-checkers T-Shirts

'Want to really freak her out? Start coughing!'

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

Rumors, lies and innuendo.

'It's a deal. You don't infect me, and I don't infect you.'

The Expert

"I don't feel like going to school. Isn't that a flu-like symptom?"

Rumours Online

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

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

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

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

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

Conspiracy theories

"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.'

'Don't give up the day job...'

"According to my analysis, if Travis has the office cold this week, I'll catch it next week, and then Brenda -- which means that Susan should start sniffling right around Thanksgiving."

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

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

"Stop fact checking my story."

The back of the Taj Mahal.

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.

You Can't Argue With The Facts!

If you are going to fact check my resume, I embellished the part about being an astronaut.

The Stat family

'Catch anything?'

Cost of living - 'Thank God we're dead.'

The real costs of alternative facts!!

Social media and Fake News

'AS-TRO-NO-MER, I'm an Astronomer, NOT and Astrologer!'

"The truth? With all the fake news and alternative facts now, we're all just guessing."

"Randy, please. Don't believe ever stupid social media fake nonsense."

"They're everywhere, I don't know what to believe anymore. What is truth, what are facts, what's happening?" "Stop watching the news and if you see a pollster or election candidate...run!"