Association of Fact Checking Portals (AFCP) on Sunday took a huge decision that is going to create a global impact by lowering their operational costs. Meeting chaired by Mr. Gupta, was attended by the founders of more than 10 fact checking portals where it was unanimously decided that to reduce the operational costs of fact checking portals, all of them will stop fact checking satirical articles effective immediately.
Although this decision was intended as a cost-cutting measure, a leading satire websites’ founders and employees were clearly upset as they were counting on it for their websites’ maximum views. As per a survey, 99% times any satire website attracted traffic, a fact check article was the whole and sole reason behind it.
“I too have to cut down my operational costs and shall also reduce the male staff in order to lower the overall operation costs,” said the co-founder of a popular satire website The Fauxy, who happens to be a feminist too.
