Showerthoughts • 1 month ago

If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

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If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

Showerthoughts • 1 month ago

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You’re doing exactly what you criticize others for doing.
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  How so?

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