Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by toomim on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:27PM (#25020844)

And thus the problem: There's no objective distinction between a "conspiracy theory" and a legitimate investigation.

So we have one side saying "You're caught up in conspiracy theories!" and the other saying "You're censoring the truth!"

How do you solve that?

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by Bjartr on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:55PM (#25021109)

You teach effective critical thinking in schools nationwide for a couple of decades.

You encourage empathy for those you disagree with.

You tolerate intolerant people (but not their intolerant views)

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by Guvante on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:57PM (#25021128)

You dig deeper and tell everyone what you found. For the laptop story there was nothing to be found.

Verification takes time, when someone dumps a ton of information publicly and exclaims it is true there is no avoiding some people believing it no matter what happens.

If we are afraid about censoring that being transparent about what is censored and verifying it afterwards can help with that.

However I don't think there is a true solve to misinformation. Lies are catchier than the truth after all.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by lwhi on Saturday November 07, 2020 @07:05PM (#25021197)

As terms, 'conspiracy theory' and 'fact' both feel loaded today.

I wonder whether reverting to more neutral labelling would held create a less heated dialogue? Founded and unfounded, for example.

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