[jebartle]

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

[Two Bills]

On TOTV?

C'mon Son!

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by jebartle

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]

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]

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

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Who fact checks the fact checkers?

[CoachKandSportsguy]

humans!

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

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[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

On TOTV?

C'mon Son!

Facts? We don't need no stinkin facts!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by jebartle

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]

Select the Best Information Source – Undergraduate Library – U of I Library

This might be useful.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by CWGUY

Facts? We don't need no stinkin facts!

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

[Bonnevie]

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]

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

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by Bonnevie

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]

Originally Posted by Ooper

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.