Common Sense Soapbox

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Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.

We DON'T need fact checkers to protect us.

November 9, 2021

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, the gang finds themselves washed up on a desert island. Bob posts an SOS on social media hoping someone will save them, but gets fact checked on an irrelevant detail. Seamus takes the opportunity to explain why checkers might not have our best interest at heart…


CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone
Research by Matt Hampton & Tyler Brandt
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone

Storyboards By
:
Sarjex
Caleb Black

Animation By:
Seamus Coughlin
Natasha Canepa
Jaime Velasquez
Caleb Black
Amazil


LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0GM07N-lb/

https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-medias-lab-leak-fiasco

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/30/beware-expert-consensus-covid-19-lab-leak-theory-shows-why/

https://youtu.be/leX541Dr2rU

https://youtu.be/FooO8KbPEWY

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/lies-damned-lies-and-fact-checking

https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/fact-checkers-big-media/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/aug/24/jim-webb/jim-webb-says-us-didnt-have-income-taxes-until-191/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/jan/31/ron-paul/ron-paul-says-federal-income-tax-rate-was-0-percen/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aoc-capitol-attack/

https://www.ncll.org/news-alerts/snopes-fact-checks-christian-satire-site-babylon-bee

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-fact-checker-declares-war-on-satire-11566428259

https://www.facebook.com/Logicologist/posts/10111246379921289

https://www.facebook.com/Logicologist/posts/10111239642997139


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