Re:Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles und...
by dragonwriter on Friday August 13, 2021 @05:44PM
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> The whole point of "fact checkers" is to be used by people who are not expert on the subject
A fact checker is a (usually tertiary, like an encyclopedia, providing references to primary and secondary sources) source that is distinguished by focussing on current, controversial claims. There is nothing more a "fact checker" can be. That's not a failing, that's an inherent limitation given the nature of facts.
A fact checker is a (usually tertiary, like an encyclopedia, providing references to primary and secondary sources) source that is distinguished by focussing on current, controversial claims. There is nothing more a "fact checker" can be. That's not a failing, that's an inherent limitation given the nature of facts.