I have some questions about here.
“One of my first big contracts was a ten thousand-dollar gig to handle a group of trolls who had been vandalizing a company’s Wikipedia page and filling it with lies and rumors. These “facts” were then showing up in major newspapers and on blogs that were eager for any gossip they could find about the company.How do we just make it stop?, the company pleaded. We just want to be left alone. It’s the same predicament Google found itself in when Facebook hired a high-profile PR agency to execute an anonymous whisper campaign against them through manufactured warnings about privacy
1. what does 'gig' mean mean in this context? (I've already looked up the dictionary but I didn't find the right meaning)
2. I think "facts" in this context means the fact that trolls vandalize a company's Wikipedia page. Is it right?
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Gig is just another word for a contracted job...here it's referring to "one of my first big contracts." It's usually used in reference to a music group getting hired to play at a particular club, stadium, or event, but can generally refer to any contracted job.
"facts" here refer to that false facts that were being posted to Wikipedia by the Internet trolls.
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1) gig in this context means a paying job/project.
2) "Facts" is referring to "lies and rumors." The author is using the word "facts" sarcastically. The article is saying that the lies and rumors were being published in major newspapers as if they were actual facts, even though they were not.
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