Commentary
An idiom from the World War II era is a number of variations of, “You know you’re over the target when you’re receiving fire (flak).” I’m not sure how the profession of Fact Checkers developed or what the certification process is to become validated as an official Fact Checker, but it appears that above Snopes or others, the highest self-appointed council of Fact Checkers is the New York Times. The Epoch Times has personally experienced this scrutiny recently and received a fair amount of flak.
