CNN's Accessories After The Fact

CNN's "fact-checking" of SNL's fake Obama comedy skit skewering for real Obama promises not kept has prompted those pesky Twitters to offer their services gratis.

The Examiner: Twitter users have played up CNN’s silliness by creating a hashtag -- Twitter-speak for search term category -- called #CNNFactCheck, used for tweeting pompous corrections of SNL sketches, well-known hyperbolic metaphors, and other absurdities usually are not taken literally – except by CNN fact-checker:

@DefiantKembro 'El Nino' is not Spanish for "the Nino" #CNNFactCheck

@mitrebox Panda Express does not serve real panda. #CNNfactcheck

@CalebHowe #CNNFactCheck finds that 999,999 women do NOT think “D*** in a Box” is a good gift. Which proves the perfect woman really IS 1 in a million.

@thecomeback After checking every river in America, we have not been able to find a motivational speaker living in a van. #CNNfactcheck

@RobbieCooperATX CNN Breaking: Church Lady not particularly pious. Might not actually even be a lady. #CNNFactCheck

@jimmiebjr CNN has obtained a statement from the CDC advising that “more cowbell” is never an appropriate cure for a fever. #CNNFactCheck

@tnixon16: We interrupt this program to bring you word that Buckwheat has NOT been shot. Repeat: NOT been shot. #cnnfactcheck

@cfcantavero Breaking News: Jane is not an ignorant slut. #CNNFactCheck

@pow127 #CNNFactCheck finds that Dr Dre is not licensed to practice medicine of any kind. #psa

@johnleschen RT - Teen Spirit has no distinctive odor. #CNNFactCheck

@pinkascii #CNNFactCheck Eddie Murphy is not white.

For your viewing pleasure TVNewser has CNN's fatuous fact-checking exercise and SNL's Fred Armisen's bit that gave the CNN twits fits.