MethLab

Is a tater tot a french fry?

Has a batter ever farted in your face?

Do you wash your hands every 5 minutes, or every 5 seconds?

Seems to me that "verifying content we get from non-professional journalists that makes it into the AP report." would be near impossible.

How can you verify the validity of a tweet, from someone who is tweeting from a dangerous or remote location? If you did wait for verification, you would not be able to run stories as fast as you do.