[Bernard Marx]

So glad you brought this up! It's not just Newsmax. Closed captions, especially for live broadcasts, are basically a joke. I know it must be hard to transcribe dialogue that quickly but what displays on the screen is more often wrong than right.

A few examples I've noted lately: covert = covid. Cabot Lodge = sabotage. Century city = sanctuary city. Forever gin = Prevagen.

One transcriber I've learned to ID inserts "stomach" every so often and I've never been able to figure out what it's supposed to mean. Often there are no captions for a minute or so, then there's a torrent that would challenge even the fastest speed reader. It's a real problem for us hearing-impaired folks who want to stay informed.

[the OlLine Rebel]

LOL At the last good July 4th on the Mall DC, some songs were played which made the lyrics hilarious.

76 Trombones was “76 tropical storm bones”.

And Johnny B. Goode was “Johnny Birthday Goode”.