Re:Sorry, I Still Think I Am Right About the Media Rarely Lying
by ZeroGravitas on Thursday December 29, 2022 @03:56PM
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This, and the original article, both specifically dealt with Infowars as a source of factual information.
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Re:Sorry, I Still Think I Am Right About the Media Rarely Lying
by krapp on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:05PM
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Fair enough, but that's stupid and it undermines their thesis. Mainstream media rarely lies, although they are sometimes deceived or publish incorrect or inaccurate information (which is different than intentional deception and fabrication) but outlets like Inforwars lie all the time.
Re:Sorry, I Still Think I Am Right About the Media Rarely Lying
by ZeroGravitas on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:09PM
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I think that is his thesis. From the first article:
> So Infowars often provides accurate data, but interprets it incorrectly, without necessary context. They’re not alone in this; it’s much like how the New York Times reports on real child EEG data but interprets it incorrectly, or how Scientific American reports real data on women in STEM but interprets it incorrectly, etc. This doesn’t mean these establishment papers are exactly as bad as Infowars; just that when they do err, it’s by committing a more venial version of the same sin Infowars commits.