Randy Haddock

CNN “fact-checks” SNL’s Obama skit and hilarious #CNNFactCheck hashtag emerges

In yesterday’s Situation Room, the nincompoops over at CNN felt compelled to fact-check the hilarious SNL skit where the President’s achievements so far are listed: none. I don’t quite remember CNN doing the same for the numerous skits directed at Bush or Palin. Not to mention, the so-called fact-checking turns out to be pretty lame. According to their fact-checkers, we’re doing a-OK in Afghanistan and Obama never promised to be out of Iraq by now so shut it. Oh and Obamacare is well and alive since it’s stalled in Congress. What? But this is beside the point. The inherent hilarity and absurdity of a supposedly news organization fact-checking a comedy skit is what gave way to the Twitter hashtag called #CNNFactCheck, where tweeps take on the serious task of fact-checking some classic SNL skits and other non-SNL material.

Here are a few:

@pcbyers Dayna Carvey did not actually know the lady who was choppin broccoli. #CNNFactCheck

@EnasYorl “Wayne’s World” was not really a public access cable show. #CNNfactcheck

@thecomeback After checking every river in America, we have not been able to find a motivational speaker living in a van. #CNNfactcheck

@CalebHowe #CNNFactCheck finds that 999,999 women do NOT think “D*** in a Box” is a good gift. Which proves the perfect woman really IS 1 in a million.

@diggrbiii “He is not, in fact, Brian Fellow. Despite his very loud proclamations, it’s just Tracy Morgan.” #CNNFactCheck

@jimmiebjr CNN has obtained a statement from the CDC advising that “more cowbell” is never an appropriate cure for a fever. #CNNFactCheck

@jkfecke In fact, Blue Öyster Cult never included a cowbell player named Gene Frenkle.— the musician didn’t exist. #CNNFactCheck

@freemanhunt Neither Dan Aykroyd nor Steve Martin ever resided in former Czechoslovakia, & neither is particularly wild or crazy. #CNNFactCheck

@effdobbs Schwetty Balls were actually made out of animal parts, not from the male human anatomy #CNNFactCheck

@ORourkian After an exhaustive study, CNN has discovered Jake & Elwood’s last name wasn’t Blues and they weren’t really brothers. #CNNfactcheck

@mitrebox Despite VP Biden’s claims CNN finds you can actually go to 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts w/o an Indian accent #CNNFactCheck

@pow127 #CNNFactCheck finds that Dr Dre is not licensed to practice medicine of any kind. #psa

And my favorite:

@andylevy That wasn’t really Obama - it was actor Fred Armisen! #CNNFactCheck