YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say

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Post by giuliomagnifico » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:04 AM UTC

YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say
theguardian.com

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Post by refurb » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:20 AM UTC

By fact checkers you mean what? People at the media orgs?

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Post by giuliomagnifico » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:31 AM UTC

refurb wrote: post #2

By fact checkers you mean what? People at the media orgs?

No

> A letter signed by more than 80 groups, including Full Fact in the UK and the Washington Post’s Fact Checker

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Post by christmm » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:37 AM UTC

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Post by Nginx487 » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:40 AM UTC

Yes, and the main source of lies called RT exist absolutely officially, spreading Goebbels-style national hatred and crazy anti-vax disinformation.

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Post by stupidworld » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:40 AM UTC

refurb wrote: post #2

By fact checkers you mean what? People at the media orgs?

of course. Somehow same companies dont see all the get rich quick scheme ads on their platforms.

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Post by christmm » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:52 AM UTC

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Post by movomito » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 11:58 AM UTC

Once again fact checkers state the obvious.

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Post by refurb » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 12:10 PM UTC

giuliomagnifico wrote: post #3

refurb wrote: post #2

By fact checkers you mean what? People at the media orgs?

No > A letter signed by more than 80 groups, including Full Fact in the UK and the Washington Post’s Fact Checker

What do you mean “no”. It’s literally the media?

The people who publish lies have now nominated themselves “fact checkers”.

That’s ironic.

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Post by muzika » Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 12:20 PM UTC

refurb wrote: post #9

giuliomagnifico wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No > A letter signed by more than 80 groups, including Full Fact in the UK and the Washington Post’s Fact Checker

What do you mean “no”. It’s literally the media? The people who publish lies have now nominated themselves “fact checkers”. That’s ironic.

100%. Note that what what these groups call “facts” is what we have historically have been calling opinion. They don’t try to fact check things like the color of grass, numbers of moons that Saturn has, or the molecular formula of water.

Facebook literally refers to fact-checker statements as “opinions” in their legal terminology.