Showerthoughts • 2 months 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 • 2 months ago

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[…] without making a dent on the issue.

“the issue” being misinformation and disinformation that’s not defamation?
- MudMan
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  Sure. Defamation is a very specific case of improper communication.
  
  But even defamation is hard to control in a world of distributed social media communication.

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