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Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und... by spiderice on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:36PM (#28171159)
> why didn't they omit those references and reasoning regarding the Capitol?!

Your argument seems to be: Because Snopes didn't omit references in this one case, they don't omit references ever.

I've got no dog in this fight, but please, the logical fallacies are hurting my brain.

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Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und... by mavhc on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:53PM (#28171431)
The lack of evidence is your evidence?
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Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und... by spiderice on Friday August 13, 2021 @01:05PM (#28171581)
What do you mean "your evidence"? I'm making no claims as to whether or not Snopes omits references. I'm merely pointing out that "My Grandma smokes and she's 100 years old" is not evidence that smoking doesn't kill.
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Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und... by qkqk on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:58PM (#28171498)
> the logical fallacies are hurting my brain

Like your "they don't omit references ever" straw man?

"This one case" meaning one of the most significant and contested events of the US election? Surely their far-left agenda would prevent them from publishing this?

This isn't "Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer" level of insignificance.

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