ResearchedFacts.com Is Live

It has been many, many years since I’ve created and launched a new website which wasn’t for a client. Last week I finally got a new site off the ground. This one is just for fun: http://researchedfacts.com.

What is it all about? It’s about bullshit. Seriously. Have you ever seen someone on the web assert something as fact and not be able to back it up? Well now they can. Because when they link their bullshit “fact” to researchedfacts.com it will automatically be declared a fact. The Internet says it is a fact, so it must be true!

You can make up any facts you’d like. Did you know that President Lincoln shot himself? Must be a fact, it says so right there.  Did you hear about bats? It turns out that all bats are vampire bats. Total fact! Andy Samberg will be directing and starring in a three volume completion of the originally planned Star Wars series. Undeniably true. (If only! sigh…)

Mostly this is for fun, but I think it also makes a statement about the veracity (truthitude) and referential worth (lookitupitude) of the web as a medium. Have you ever seen a page on Wikipedia that was in contention? Facts can change hourly if not faster. And that’s on a respected website with rather strict editorial rules. Speaking of editorial integrity, these days the traditional news media often rely on links as supporting material for articles. It is all kind of crazy, confusing, and a little scary. Might as well have some fun along the way!

More info is available on the Researched Facts main page.