Even reputable fact-checkers disagree on the origin of the famous admonition to journalists: “Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable!” (They even disagree on whether it was first directed at preachers or at newsmen).
就连享有盛誉的事实审核员也无法就“给苦难者以慰藉、给舒适者以折磨！”这条知名记者箴言的起源达成一致。 （他们甚至无法确定这句话最早是用来形容牧师还是新闻记者）。但无论如何，新闻行业的客户并不总是正确的。