Fact Check: Is There Anything Wrong With It?
“is there anything wrong with it?”
Summary
The expression “not that there’s anything wrong with that” is a well‑known comedic line from the TV show *Seinfeld* and is used as a humorous trope to defuse potential offense. It does not denote an actual problem or error, and there is no factual wrongdoing associated with its usage.
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- How to spot dubious claims in scientific papers | News | Nature Index
“We didn’t have to look at the details of the machine learning algorithms at all, because the problem didn’t arise there,” West and Bergstrom write. “As is often the case, one does not need technical expertise in machine learning to call bullshit.” · Red flag: No matter how technical a paper is, if the methods or conclusions don’t pass a common-sense check, it could have serious flaws.
- Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation | Nature
Public intellectuals and journalists frequently make sweeping claims about the effects of exposure to false content online that are inconsistent with much of the current empirical evidence. Here we identify three common misperceptions: that average exposure to problematic content is high, that algorithms are largely responsible for this exposure and that social media is a primary cause of broader social problems such as polarization.
- Liars know they are lying: differentiating disinformation from disagreement | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
The judgement echoed the claims by Jim Jordan and other Republicans that there was collusion between the White House and the social-media companies to censor conservative voices under the guise of fighting disinformation about COVID-19 during the pandemic and false election claims during the 2022 midterms. Although there are important and potentially problematic implications for free speech that arise whenever a government gets involved in managing what it considers misinformation (Neo, 2022; Vese, 2022), the Louisiana ruling was particularly broad in its prohibitions (West, 2023).
- The Outing - Wikipedia
In this episode, a journalism student reports on Jerry and George's close companionship, which becomes understood as the two of them coming out. The line "... not that there's anything wrong with that"—as a reference to homosexuality—has become a popular catchphrase among fans.
- Not That There's Anything Wrong with That - TV Tropes
This trope is used often for laughs by having a male character defend his sexuality while not coming off as homophobic. I.e. "I'm not gay! …not that there's anything wrong with that". Alternatively, it can result from someone making a careless remark and clumsily trying to apologize.
- Not That There's Anything Wrong With That - Ashbrook Center
In an episode of Seinfeld entitled “The Outing” one can find the famous line “not that there’s anything wrong with that.” In this episode, Elaine notices two girls eavesdropping who insinuate Jerry and George are a closeted gay couple. It turns out one of the girls was an NYU student who went there to meet Jerry to interview him. Later on, she goes to Jerry’s apartment under the assumption that he is gay, and the duo emphatically deny it, “not that there’s anything wrong with that.” This proclamation provides an interesting observation on society more broadly.
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