https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2012/08/30/fact-checking-in-the-hot-tub-time-machine/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 09:58:40 -0400<![CDATA[The always accurate and never disputed people at Wikipedia tell us that &#8220;fact checking&#8221; has been around since the early 20th century. &#8220;By the 1930s a fact checking department became a symbol of establishment among publications.&#8221; Even with the number of outrageous abuses of the practice in recent months, it still seemed to be a much needed service, simply in need of a new generation of honest practitioners. Sadly, the week of the 2012 Republican National Convention may have sounded the final death knell for this venerable concept.]]>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:46:01 -0400<![CDATA[Jazz Shaw]]>https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2012/08/30/fact-checking-in-the-hot-tub-time-machine-n201058