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'Fact checking' should be limited to blatantly false news items fabricated and posted for online ad clicks ie 'Obama to move to Canada to help Trudeau run coun
by throw2016 10y ago
'Fact checking' should be limited to blatantly false news items fabricated and posted for online ad clicks ie 'Obama to move to Canada to help Trudeau run country' or 'Trump applies for UK citizenship to free UK citizens from Brussels despots'. These should be relatively easy to identify and classify.
There is a wide line between the fabrications above and news and journalism as we know it full of opinion, bias, agendas, propaganda and maybe some facts twisted to suit narrative.
The latter takes human level ai to sift through and even then detecting bias, leanings or manipulation depends on one's background, world view, specialization, knowledge levels, understanding of how the media works and a well informed general big picture state of the world.
This is impossible to classify for bias, falsehood or manipulation and will need readers to use their judgment. Trying to 'control' this is like trying to control news, favouring media aligned to your world view and discrediting those whose views you disagree with. It is for all purposes propaganda as we understand the term. Calling it fact checking is sophistry.