The Importance of Fact-Checking
Episode 60 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at why fact-checking is important, beginning with an examination of one of my own posts.

Episode 60 Overview
I try very hard to get my facts right in every post. But recently I was approached by the author of a script for a TedEd video complaining about the tone of voice I used (“snarky”) to refer to what I saw as factual mistakes in a video on the history of chocolate.
A correspondence ensued during which I offered to review the video and submit what I thought the mistakes were. I offered to update the post if I were provided with primary source citations that showed that I was mistaken.
After I started this post and before publishing it I ran into another instance where I relied on my memory – which turned out to be completely wrong ...
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