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Re:Information overload helps fake news spread by wombatmobile on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:34PM (#25154669)
> I think its better characterized as making the meta-level point

I couldn't evaluate the merits of his claim, which is that famous people are broadcasting nonsense, because he didn't name any of these people or cite any example. Had he done so, I could have formed an opinion based on the facts presented.

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Re:Information overload helps fake news spread by chordalkeyboard on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:37PM (#25154690)
I've seen famous people on the news broadcast claims that contradict each other on covid-19 for 6 months. They can't both be right. This neatly sidesteps my own inability to evaluate claims about epidemiology and disease (because I'm not a physician or public health professional).
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