We DON'T need fact checkers to protect us.

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 Animated by Seamus Coughlin Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone

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