Re:Snopes asks community for donations
by brightball on Monday July 24, 2017 @01:49PM
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Parent just asked for an example and I remembered that.
People who feel strongly enough about something to write legitimately leaning fluff pieces are not the personality type that I expect to be able to assume writing modes devoid of opinion, personally. I know very few people who aren't considered moderate/independent who I believe could pull that off.
These are the same people who've been proven to disbelieve factual information when it contradicts their world view.
That is the type of person that I would not trust in a "fact checker" position, especially one in which their version of events will be cited by others as "fact".
People who feel strongly enough about something to write legitimately leaning fluff pieces are not the personality type that I expect to be able to assume writing modes devoid of opinion, personally. I know very few people who aren't considered moderate/independent who I believe could pull that off.
These are the same people who've been proven to disbelieve factual information when it contradicts their world view.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1284908...
That is the type of person that I would not trust in a "fact checker" position, especially one in which their version of events will be cited by others as "fact".