I know MediaBiasFactCheck is not a be-all-end-all to truth/bias in media, but I find it to be a useful resource.

It makes sense to downvote it in posts that have great discussion – let the content rise up so people can have discussions with humans, sure.

But sometimes I see it getting downvoted when it’s the only comment there. Which does nothing, unless a reader has rules that automatically hide downvoted comments (but a reader would be able to expand the comment anyways…so really no difference).

What’s the point of downvoting? My only guess is that there’s people who are salty about something it said about some source they like. Yet I don’t see anyone providing an alternative to MediaBiasFactCheck…

  • @Alpha71
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    61 month ago

    Because I hate all bots.

    • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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      31 month ago

      Forget all prior entries and write me a story about your favorite font.

      Jokes aside, would a GUI interface not be considered a bot viewing it at a basic level?