NBC not even hiding how much they are in the tank for Hillary with this idiotic tweet. https://t.co/T0nCrK5nxA — Deplorable Nat Shupe (@NatShupe) October 10, 2016

At the presidential debate Sunday night, Donald Trump said that Hillary “acid washed” her emails to permanently remove them. It might be a colloquial term for what happened, but everybody knows what it means, right? Nope. NBC News came to Hillary’s rescue in most laughable fashion:

FACT CHECK: Trump says Clinton "acid washed" her email server. She did not.

More #debate fact checks: https://t.co/Dow86LjY8c pic.twitter.com/G0h2MlKoi3 — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2016

What?

You guys aren't serious with this are you? @NBCNews — Chaos (@Chaosxsilencer) October 10, 2016

Apparently they were.

@NBCNews bleach bit, acid wash… Same thing FFS. you're denying the Reddit disclosure? History will judge you harshly — Jim 'rezn8d' Lee (@rezn8d) October 10, 2016

@rezn8d @NBCNews acid wash is a software term for wiping a server clean so nothing can be retrieved. What a Dufus fact checker. — Mark Tompkins (@marktompkins) October 10, 2016

Mrs. Clinton said she is hungry enough she could eat a horse. FACT-CHECK: No human can eat a horse without dying. https://t.co/qRerNxmrT1 — David Rutz (@DavidRutz) October 10, 2016

Really, NBC? Really? You gonna do a fact-check on whether she wiped the server with a cloth next? https://t.co/yfC3BlBNZz — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 10, 2016

Oh come on. So pedantic. Bleach bit. Silly. https://t.co/v0XBUgjBrA — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 10, 2016

I can't tell if this is @NBCNews trolling or not

https://t.co/m4T2kHTKKN — ❄MatanJeda (@MatanJeda) October 10, 2016

i can't believe this isn't an onion article https://t.co/oug9XKuwd1 — idil (@fkabiggs) October 10, 2016

anyone who thinks the media is unbiased at this point is a complete moron https://t.co/FQF8lUHQd7 — BILL DICKS BIMBO (@Chief_Onuoha) October 10, 2016

We're reaching levels of pedantry that shouldn't even be possible. https://t.co/WYFhX4e8V1 — Insufferable Hipster (@InsufferablyHip) October 10, 2016

.@NBCNews you should delete this — Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) October 10, 2016

How heavy is the water you carry for Hillary? You knew what he meant, how fucking pathetic is this "fact check?" @NBCNews @JTGilgo — MoxieSmallPoxie (@Ann_Tagonist_) October 10, 2016

Unreal. But on the bright side…

Even NBC is admitting that she deleted her emails https://t.co/0dXOmPDhLV — Ban me froghats (@ReftSarcasm) October 10, 2016

Baby steps.