Ian MacNicol
Fact-checking the Games. First in a series. Topic: Jesus Christ.
Early this afternoon, Jennifer Hedger on CTV said “nothing less than Jesus Christ Himself” lighting the cauldron would have satisfied the desire of some to see a big-time marquee figure do the deed. Was she correct? Let’s fact-check it using The Imaginatron!
Jesus Hey, everyone.
EveryoneLook, it’s Jesus Christ Himself!
Jesus points at the Olympic cauldron and gestures ever so slightly. The cauldron bursts into glorious flame.
EveryoneMeh. The guy in Spain used an arrow.
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