Fact-Checking

There's an interesting article in the new issue of The New Yorker. It discusses the history, purpose and importance of fact-checking in that magazine. The author recalls a time when a famous writer got frustrated by the process of second-guessing and correcting his article. The writer complained to his editor, "Being fact-checked by your staff is like being fucked in the ass with a hot thermos!"

The editor relayed this comment to the fact-checker involved. She replied, "If a thermos is working, it isn't hot." 

Ha!