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Marketplace Tech Report for Thursday, January 5, 2012
Jan 5, 2012

Marketplace Tech Report for Thursday, January 5, 2012

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Now there's a new online way to try to separate the straight dope from the hot air, the brass tacks from the hooey, the truth from the not-so-much-the-truth. Flackcheck.org debuts today. It's an attempt to accomplish the often dry task of political fact checking and have a few laughs along the way. No mean feat. Also, the latest in egg-cooking technology.

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FlackCheck: Separating facts from political malarkey

Jan 5, 2012
Why not get some laughs with your fact-checking? A new site joins the tradition of political comedy, with facts at the forefront.

Now there’s a new online way to try to separate the straight dope from the hot air, the brass tacks from the hooey, the truth from the not-so-much-the-truth. Flackcheck.org debuts today. It’s an attempt to accomplish the often dry task of political fact checking and have a few laughs along the way. No mean feat. Also, the latest in egg-cooking technology.

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