That “evergreen tweet” seemed to be the best way to kick off this particular year-end roundup.
Here at Twitchy we get a kick out of the error prone “Voxsplainers” at Vox.com and frequently highlight the twisted progressive logic and liberal “smart takes” led by their leadership team of Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias. Choosing only a dozen of Vox’s nuttiest, outlandish and most inaccurate “Voxsplanations” was no easy chore because there were so many to choose from.
Even though the GE-sponsored venture (which is funny in its own right) just launched in the spring of 2014, but here are 13 we thought were mock-worthy for a second time:
13) Don’t you dare ask Muslims to condemn terrorism:
Peak Vox: 'It's bigoted and Islamophobic' to ask Muslims to condemn terrorism http://t.co/O9BpTscTVP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 15, 2014
"Denounce all forms of racism, sexism, homophobia, religious bigotry, and violence…not you, Muslims. We're good." Shorter @Max_Fisher
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 15, 2014
12) Got a geography question? Vox is happy to help:
Another smart take! 'Geography expert Matt Yglesias strikes again' [photo] http://t.co/e7pKnDfhat
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/493839197359202304
His stupid geography mistake wouldn't be a big deal if his site didn't self-righteously bill itself as a superior bastion of empiricism.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 28, 2014
11) “Geography is hard,” part II:
'Fix your map first': Vox's map of Africa needs its own explanation http://t.co/qn1ul3MjQT
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 17, 2014
@mattyglesias As a Sudanese, I tell you to fix your map first before lecturing us about giraffes in Africa! @jilliancyork
— Usamah Mohamed (@simsimt) June 17, 2014
10) Naturally Vox defended Obamacare against criticism from Americans who have the audacity to live in the real world:
'Peak jackassery'! Vox: Americans are too dumb to grasp Obamacare's awesomeness http://t.co/4AB05rJ387
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 29, 2014
America has convinced itself Obamacare is a disaster http://t.co/gCA763cBu4
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/461147310903529472
9) You can’t have a ridiculous story without an even more ridiculous headline, as evidenced by this story from October:
Drumroll, please! 'And the award for dumbest headline of the day goes to … ' http://t.co/KRlTpAM5eT
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/518086974242971648
8) In October, an attack on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada left a soldier dead. Vox was on it in their own way:
'New low' for Vox? 'Obsession' about this Ottawa shooter detail reveals a lot about … us! http://t.co/D1sY5znP3f
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/525307098360733697
7) Vox couldn’t even talk about toilets without their “facts” going down the drain:
'Toilet Justice!' Flush with errors, Vox squeezes out another correction [screenshot] http://t.co/qUKnEeAPd3
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 22, 2014
Oh, Vox. Hire an editor, fer Pete's sake. http://t.co/d2wMa0i7JP
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) October 22, 2014
6) Were pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong so inspired by Ferguson protesters that they borrowed the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture? No, but Vox didn’t care because they were on a roll:
'No one is that dumb!' Oh yes, Vox is. Take a look at THIS epic idiocy sparking snark [photo] http://t.co/AuLm0Fpv41
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/516394848493244416
5) Sometimes Vox isn’t content with just telling some Americans why they’re wrong. Consider yourselves schooled, ISIS:
'You’re Voxsplaining to ISIS? REALLY?!' Vox goes for the gold in dumbassery http://t.co/A9etW5Tpq5
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/497767822567964672
4) The REAL reason for the Ebola outbreak?
'The science is settled': Vox knows 'real cause' of Ebola outbreak http://t.co/YNz12Q2QWz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 4, 2014
@redsteeze Capitalism causes ebola. The science is settled. @voxdotcom
— jon gabriel (@exjon) August 4, 2014
3) Somebody at Vox still needs to Voxsplain why this ad placement from July is hilarious:
'Can't make this stuff up'! Vox's ad placement is sheer 'poetry' [pic] http://t.co/jHPrDkzuZL
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 3, 2014
This @voxdotcom ad placement is just perfect. pic.twitter.com/xSq6dBU94k
— Chris Moody (@moody) July 3, 2014
2) Biology fail? Vox had you covered in an interview with somebody they actually took seriously:
Udderly hilarious! Vox sucks at basic biology, gets milked for mockery http://t.co/mcuTGilUIv
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/544923672587546624
1) Beware single-sourced info on a news story — such as claims that there’s a bridge from Gaza to the West Bank:
Vox-er who ran with bogus Gaza bridge story urges skepticism about #MH17 crash http://t.co/nzgcnDuVTO
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesUSA/status/489798224903811072
2014 was a crazy year, but a little more ridiculous thanks to Vox!
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