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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by BurningFrog on Thursday November 10, 2016 @03:19PM (#12923924)
Fact check: Copernicus was not killed.

He died of natural causes at 70. According to viral stories at the time, moments after having seen the first print of his book.

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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by schoen on Thursday November 10, 2016 @04:26PM (#12924535)
Maybe people confuse Copernicus with the advocate of related theories Giordano Bruno, who was killed in 1600 for his beliefs and advocacy (though not only for his beliefs about astronomy).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno

People may also confuse Bruno with Galileo Galilei, who was punished by the Inquisition for his defense of Copernican theory, but not executed.

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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by nostrademons on Thursday November 10, 2016 @03:30PM (#12924028)
See, just like that. Would be more effective with sources, though.
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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by fleitz on Thursday November 10, 2016 @08:52PM (#12926714)
Given the amount of misinformation put out by the MSM this election they'd do well to blanket ban the NYT, CNN, et al.
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