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> Why would anyone trust a social media person that simply lies instead of a professional media organization that confirms facts with multiple sources? Because
by lbotos 9y ago
> Why would anyone trust a social media person that simply lies instead of a professional media organization that confirms facts with multiple sources?
Because they are "local" or because they confirm their biases. The other day on FB a friend shared a photoshopped Nancy Pelosi tweet (For international folks, she's a US Congress Person). Their comment on the shared photo "Did she really say that?".
We live in the age of primary sources, we can easily go to their twitter to confirm. (Wasn't there)
We also have great tools that help keep our American Politicians accountable: https://projects.propublica.org/politwoops/ https://projects.propublica.org/politwoops/ (Wasn't deleted either)
In the time it took me to confirm that (~15 minutes) 3 people commented agreeing that she was insane for saying it.
- xamuel 9y ago>we can easily go to their twitter to confirm Unless the tweet has been deleted (which it often will have been if it's damning)
- lbotos 9y agoright, but in this case, we do have a resource that tracks deleted tweets. Beyond that, the point still stands, I believe we should always try and corroborate multiple sources (unless you have a primary source), we, the people aren't doing that and just confirming our biases.