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A comment on Facebook overrides fact-checks when climate science is “opinion”. Parent comment

Re:Facebook overrides fact-checks when climate science is “o... by thelightthat on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @01:14PM (#23908708)
Could you elaborate on your point about the Confederate generals?
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Re:Facebook overrides fact-checks when climate science is “o... by wpasc on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @01:22PM (#23908785)
Not OP but I can imagine an example might look something like this: (Please note below is not my view, but a hypothetical)

Professor of history/analytical view of history may label Robert E. Lee a skilled tactician.

Someone on facebook posts a Robert E Lee post saying he was a skilled tactician.

'Skilled tactician' seeming to be positive stance on Robert E Lee running counter to the viewpoint that, as a confederate general, he was pure evil with no positive qualities, the story then gets flagged as false despite the historians assertions that he was a skilled tactician.

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