Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong

Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong by gadders on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:02AM (#30007329)

I think they are mostly journalists that couldn't get hired on at a major newspaper.

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Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong by CoastalCoder on Thursday January 20, 2022 @08:14AM (#30008442)

Why do you think that?

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Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong by octoberfranklin on Thursday January 20, 2022 @07:16AM (#30007932)

We could use more reporters and fewer journalists.

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Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong by GameOfFrowns on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:28AM (#30007543)

>I think they are mostly journalists that couldn't get hired on at a major newspaper.

Brutal.

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Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong by syshum on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:35AM (#30007594)

So this would imply they are trustworthy and dedicated to the truth, because we know major newspapers are neither trustworthy nor have any connection with the truth these days

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Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong by pdpi on Thursday January 20, 2022 @07:41AM (#30008154)

You could just as easily say “wow, if not even those untrustworthy major newspapers will hire them, they really must play fast and loose with the truth”.

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Re:Facebook versus The BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong by gadders on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:39AM (#30007620)

Or maybe just not as good at writing?

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