Any “fact checker” or “explainer” is highly suspect in my opinion. What makes these unprofessional self-appointed arbiters of truth qualified to proclaim “facts”?
NOTHING. Nothing at all. Very few of them reveal their identities which makes them very suspicious out of the chute.
re: “Any “fact checker” or “explainer” is highly suspect in my opinion.”
Right out of the gate it’s a common type of fallacy: “Appeal to Authority”, as in, believe them, because they are “doctors” and have the credentials, or in this case, believe them because “they” are “fact checkers”. Its a claim that something must be true because it is believed/endorsed by someone who is said to be an “authority” on the subject.