Editing Trust but Clarify/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the phrase "{{W|Trust, but verify}}".
*During the episode's [[Trust but Clarify/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]]:
**"{{W|Suite bergamasque|Claire de Lune}}" by {{W|Claude Debussy}} can be heard.
**Real art pieces seen at the [[Springfield Museum of Art]] include ''{{W|Discobolus}}'', ''{{W|American Gothic}}'' and ''{{W|Girl with a Pearl Earring}}''.
**Many paintings of the Simpsons have the style of {{W|Cubism}}. When [[Homer]] finally seats on the couch, he transforms into a {{W|polka dot}} version of himself.
[[File:Mousetrapping a Murderer.png|300px|thumb|''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Mousetrapping a Murderer]]" is a parody of Netflix's true crime documentary ''{{W|Making a Murderer}}'']]
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Mousetrapping a Murderer]]" is a parody of Netflix's true crime documentary ''{{W|Making a Murderer}}''.
**The real-life documentary's theme by {{W|Gustavo Santaolalla}} is heard.
**The story is a reference to {{W|Steven Avery}}, a man arrested for the murder of a female photographer in 2005.
*''[[The Late Late Late Show with Jimmy Jimmy]]'' is a parody of the ''{{W|Late Night with Jimmy Fallon}}'' and ''{{W|Jimmy Kimmel Live!}}'' shows. [[Jimmy Jimmy]] is a reference to both [[Jimmy Fallon]] and [[Jimmy Kimmel]].
**The "Talking Heads Sing Talking Heads" segment is a parody of the {{W|Talking Heads}} video "{{W|Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)#Music video|Once in a Lifetime}}", with [[Kent Brockman]] taking on the white-suited appearance and performing actions of [[David Byrne]] in that video.
*When Kent lied about his past, he said he was embedded with the {{W|98th Airborne Division|98th Airborne}} in {{W|Basra}}, [[Iraq]]. He also mentioned the {{W|Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Chinook}} helicopter.
*[[Grampa]] criticized that {{W|Rob Schneider}} was on a {{W|United Service Organizations|USO Show}}. Schneider participated on a USO tour in support of U.S. troops two months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
*The opening theme for Kent Brockman's "Apology of the Century" was taken from the first few bars of the Sunrise portion of the [[Richard Strauss]] tone poem ''{{W2|Also sprach Zarathustra|Strauss}}''.
*Kent Brockman mentions [[Nelson Mandela]] and the {{W|Berlin Wall}}.
*Kent Brockman admits in his apology of the century that he was not present when {{W|Al-Qaeda}} leader [[Osama bin Laden]] was taken out, nor did he even see the film about it, the latter referring to either ''{{W|Zero Dark Thirty}}'' or the TV film ''{{W|Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden}}''.
**The cause of Kent Brockman getting fired is a reference to [[NBC]] chairman [[Brian Williams]]' firing for misrepresenting events which occurred while he was covering the {{W|Iraq War}} in [[2003]].
*Homer mistakes Kent for [[Anderson Cooper]].
*[[Marge]] reads a book titled ''[[Potboiler!]] The Thrilling Art of Making Great Soup'', a reference to {{W|Potboiler}} books.
*"{{W2|This Town|Frank Sinatra song}}" by [[Frank Sinatra]] plays when [[Homer]] and Marge walk inside [[Springfield Mall]].
*Marge references ''{{W|Mad Men}}''.
*[[Bart]] considers the [[Uber Kid cyclist|young man]] from [[Latvia]] to be the "Uberkid", a reference to [[Uber]].
*''[[Dancing with the Press]]'' is a reference to ''{{W2|Dancing with the Stars|U.S. TV series}}''.
*[[Lenny]] asked [[Carl]] whether he was going to show the new song to [[Katy Perry]].
*The [[Krustaceans]] contained {{W|formaldehyde}}, a compound that poses a significant danger to human health.
[[File:Professor Frink's bathing suit dryer.png|300px|thumb|[[Professor Frink]]'s bathing suit dryer is similar to the pod from the 1986 film ''{{W2|The Fly|1986 film}}'']]
*[[Professor Frink]]'s bathing suit dryer is similar to the pod from the 1986 film ''{{W2|The Fly|1986 film}}''.
*[[BizzFad]] is a parody of {{W|BuzzFeed}}. The online news being written at BizzFad include:
**''100 Actors Who Were Never Considered For [[James Bond]]''
**''The 20 People [[Donald Trump]] Hasn't Insulted''
**''The 6 Things You Don't Know About 6 Things''
**''The [[Queen Elizabeth II|Queen of England]] Met An Alligator. What Happens Next Will Amaze You''
*The emotions inside Homer and Kent's heads resemble the characters from Pixar's ''{{W2|Inside Out|2015 film}}''.
*The [[Texxon]] gas station is a parody of {{W|Exxon}}.
*In the "Former Anchor Support Group Meeting", one of the former anchors speaks in a manner very similar to former {{W|NBC Nightly News}} anchor {{W|Tom Brokaw}} (the one talking about "elocution exercises", a reference to the fact that Brokaw's voice sounded a bit slurred at times.) [[Dan Rather]] is also at the meeting: his time as {{W|CBS Evening News}} anchor ended when a story he did alleging that [[George W. Bush]] had not reported for his {{W|National Guard of the United States|National Guard}} service used documents that appeared to be faked.
*One of the journalists at the meeting mentions a {{W|Lockheed L-1011 TriStar|Lockheed L-1011}} that safely landed in {{W|Bogalusa, Louisiana}}.
*The meeting host is eating a {{W|Bundt cake}}.
*[[Krusty]] was about to sing a [[The Beatles|Beatles]]' song so that Lisa and Kent won't be able to upload the video.
*Kent compares himself to [[Bill O'Reilly]] from ''{{W|The O'Reilly Factor}}''.
*Abe says that the last newsman he trusted was {{W|Charles Kuralt}}.

== Continuity ==
*Homer asks if {{Ch|Anderson Cooper}} was fired. ("[[The Kid Is All Right]]")
*[[Stretch Dude]] and [[Clobber Girl]] appear in the opening sequence. ("[[Treehouse of Horror X]]")
*[[Kent Brockman]] was already fired before. ("[[You Kent Always Say What You Want]]")
**Coincidentally, he also was replaced by [[Arnie Pye]] in the aforementioned episode.
**This is the third time he was fired ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]"). Unlike the previous ones, his firing had nothing to do with foul language he uttered on camera.
*[[Tibor Jankovsky]] was previously mentioned as a Power Plant employee who couldn't speak any English. ("[[Marge Gets a Job]]") This episode shows that Tibor has learned some English since that episode.
*Both [[Nelson]] and [[Milhouse]] mention that they've kissed [[Lisa]]. ("[[Lisa's Date with Density]]", "[[Homer Scissorhands]]")

== Trivia ==
*The blackboard text makes reference to the episode being the 601st episode of the show.
*This is the first episode of the series to air in October after the annual ''Treehouse of Horror''. The [[Season 33]] episodes "[[The Wayz We Were]]" and "[[Lisa's Belly]]" have also done this,  airing in October after "[[Treehouse of Horror XXXII]]".

== Goofs ==
*When Homer puts his suit in the closet, his shirts went from white to gray.
*The vials inside the box Lisa stole from Krusty's factory change between scenes.
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