Hello World, As many of you have probably noticed, there is a growing problem on the internet when it comes to undisclosed bias in both amateur and professional reporting. While not every outlet can be like the C-SPAN, or Reuters, we also believe that it’s impossible to remove the human element from the news, especially when it concerns, well, humans.

To this end, we’ve created a media bias bot, which we hope will keep everyone informed about WHO, not just the WHAT of posted articles. This bot uses Media Bias/Fact Check to add a simple reply to show bias. We feel this is especially important with the US Election coming up. The bot will also provide links to Ground.News, as well, which we feel is a great source to determine the WHOLE coverage of a given article and/or topic.

As always feedback is welcome, as this is a active project which we really hope will benefit the community.

Thanks!

FHF / LemmyWorld Admin team 💖

  • @PlantJam
    28•1 month ago

    After seeing the comment on a few posts, the length is really bothering me. I don’t want to block the bot since it’s useful information. What about a single line of text with a link to “read more”?

    Example with explanations:

    404 Media is rated with High Creditability by Media Bias Fact Check. (change Media Bias Fact Check to a link that goes to a post explaining what they do, the reason for the bot, and a link to their donation page)

    Check the bias and credibility of this article on ground.news. (change “this article” to be a link instead of displaying link in plain text)

    How it might look:

    404 Media is rated with High Creditability by Media Bias Fact Check.

    Check the bias and credibility of this article on ground.news.

    • rhythmisaprancer
      14•1 month ago

      the length is really bothering me

      I think this is my main challenge. It seems a little intrusive. Maybe I just read a bit from The Guardian and don’t need to see the full monty again.

    • @PlantJam
      2•1 month ago

      Another idea. What about not posting the comment when the rating is “high credibility”?

      • @irotsomaEnglish
        11•1 month ago

        Because then you don’t know if the bot is not working or is behind or if the post is actually credible. Better to have it on everything, though it definitely could put less info on high credibility posts if it can’t be condensed across the board.

        • @PlantJam
          6•1 month ago

          That’s a great point that I hadn’t considered. Posting on every post also keeps it neutral instead of seeming to only target certain sources.