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jebartle 11-07-2020 05:14 AM

Folks, please fact check
 
Lots of misinformation out there. It's so easy to check your fact checking source.

Two Bills 11-07-2020 05:48 AM

On TOTV?

C'mon Son! :icon_wink:

Bucco 11-07-2020 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jebartle (Post 1857340)
Lots of misinformation out there. It's so easy to check your fact checking source.

That would be wonderful. Dealing with facts and truth is so much easier than the alternative.

Bay Kid 11-07-2020 07:50 AM

Fact checking would make the news interesting again. Can you imagine all the beeps as the news people spread their lies to the American people.

JohnN 11-07-2020 07:57 AM

Fact checking is so 20th century, like vinyl records. Dream on. But you're right, it'd be great.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 11-07-2020 07:58 AM

Who fact checks the fact checkers?

CoachKandSportsguy 11-07-2020 08:04 AM

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fact checking will also require education verification, career verification, voter party verification, personality type verification, travel verification, and finally tax return verification, because news media is now financially competitive and therefore extremely biased, so

only court and legal documents along with yesterday's weather and yesterday stock prices are facts.

sorry, freedom to type means freedom of f@rting, if you know what i mean :duck:

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CWGUY 11-07-2020 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1857343)
On TOTV?

C'mon Son! :icon_wink:

:icon_wink: Facts? We don't need no stinkin facts! :popcorn:

Topspinmo 11-07-2020 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jebartle (Post 1857340)
Lots of misinformation out there. It's so easy to check your fact checking source.


And who fact checks the fact checkers??? I find it hard to believe any news networks or anything on FB, google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, and especially Twitter. They all have their p—— agendas

Taltarzac725 11-07-2020 09:42 AM

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Topspinmo 11-07-2020 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1857491)
:icon_wink: Facts? We don't need no stinkin facts! :popcorn:

One’s facts is another dreams. Or if you tell the story enough And someone believes it becomes fact.

Bonnevie 11-07-2020 10:20 AM

well, what I do is fact check using many sources, both right wing and left and independent. you'd be surprised how often you will find many agreeing.

Ooper 11-07-2020 01:02 PM

Fact checkers can be just as biased and wrong as anybody else.

Bucco 11-07-2020 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonnevie (Post 1857532)
well, what I do is fact check using many sources, both right wing and left and independent. you'd be surprised how often you will find many agreeing.

I do the same in checking valid reputable sources on both sides, ignoring opinion pieces, and find MOST ALL AGREE every time on anything substantive.

Problem is the fringe "sources" skew facts, and even videos.

Then, knowing facts and truth, I allow myself to listen to opinions, and in doing so learn the maturity level of those folks, and gradually whittle down those folks al.

Valid news media like the Times, Post, etc pretty much have editorial process in place that insures you are getting the straight scoop.

Bucco 11-07-2020 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ooper (Post 1857596)
Fact checkers can be just as biased and wrong as anybody else.

Don't use them....read established media with strong principaled editorial practice.

Frankly, as we have seen, most stories have tapes or videos as back up.

Reputable sources, like the Times, Post, etc are well known for a reason, and you can trust them.


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