Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und...
by betwixthewires on Friday August 13, 2021 @02:29PM
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The thread they're replying to said nothing about liberal anything, although I would understand jumping to that conclusion if they had.
The widespread vocal opposition to Snopes is not simply from Trump calling it fake news, if anything his was a response just like the rest of us, a response to that organization plainly and blatantly lying to their readers repeatedly.
Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und...
by krapp on Friday August 13, 2021 @02:45PM
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And yet if you ask people for a list of these blatant lies, most of the time they'll be items critical of Trump or of right-wing talking points.
I'm sure there are some people who don't like Snopes for whatever other reasons but it's obvious that much of the modern resentment against the site is driven by a political agenda.
Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und...
by betwixthewires on Friday August 13, 2021 @03:44PM
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Well sure, but those examples aren't the result of opposing bias. For the past 5 years any mainstream source or aggregator of information has been on a feverish rampage against Trump. Even if you don't like him it's plain as day. So of course a lot of the prominent examples are going to be that, because that's all they've been doing for 5 years.
Because there was no widespread vocal opposition to Snopes until Trump supporters started calling it "fake news" for debunking his claims about his inauguration turnout. Now they come out of the woodwork with every mention of the site to call it liberal propaganda and whatnot. No one else cares about the site that much - it's entertainment at best.