Twitter verification checkmark

A blue checkmark next to a Twitter account indicating that some doofus spent 8 dollars to look like a jackass

"John is a pompous douche who thinks he's better than everyone else because he bought a Twitter verification checkmark"

by Saulman500 February 4, 2024

failed speech check

When trying to convince someone to do something but you've got low Charisma so it doesn't work out.

Origins:Fallout 1
First recorded usage: 1998 in some dude from Denver's basement.

"Get off my shit"

Failed speech check having ass, I'm finna tax yo shit boy your beer gut looks like a blown radiatior....

by Garrett-tha-goat August 30, 2024

Hey guys check out my new camera

That is not a camera 💀 (gun)

A; "Hey guys check out my new camera"
B; "That's a gun"
A; "Oh wait that's not a camera"

by accterm March 30, 2024

Rocky Mountain Reality Check

That final moment of clarity when he realizes that the “sports” bar his chatty, new male friends have taken him to is in fact a gay bar

Denver was great except that we missed that great , little vinyl lounge because the insurance agent need a Rocky Mountain Reality Check.

by GungaDinn May 19, 2024

Alaskan oil check

A sex act that involves inserting a frozen popsicle up a person's anus

Come by later and I'll let you give me an Alaskan oil check 😏

by Avrazchupac May 31, 2024

Pit PB Check

Pit Of Heresy Personal Best Check on Dungeon report

Pit PB check or get Ran

by Desssz June 3, 2024

Bias of Fact-Checking

The inherent skew introduced when the process of verifying factual claims becomes institutionalized, gatekept by specific media or tech entities, and is applied disproportionately. This bias isn't about truth vs. falsehood, but about which truths get scrutinized, how context is framed, and whose statements are subjected to a forensic audit while others enjoy implied credibility. It often reflects the political and cultural priorities of the fact-checking institution.

Example: A fact-checking organization rigorously rates a progressive politician's minor statistical exaggeration as "Mostly False," while using a more charitable, context-laden analysis to rate a conservative ally's demonstrably false claim about election integrity as "Lacking Context." The bias of fact-checking lies in the uneven application of scrutiny, shaping public perception of credibility rather than merely dispensing truth.

by Dumu The Void February 9, 2026