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Maybe "Trusted" could be be a better alternative to "Verified".

blotter_paper 7y ago
If a President were caught in a lie, would the "Trusted" status be removed? If not, what would the "Trusted" status even mean?
- mc32 7y ago
  “Lie” is too strict. Everyone is caught making false statements. Everyone would get “distrusted.”
  - falcor84 7y ago
    > Everyone is caught making false statements That is too postmodern for my tastes. I would strongly argue that one can speak without making false statements, and would be very much in favor of some sort of fact-checking badge on social media. It would be difficult, but I really believe it would be worth it.
    - Mountain_Skies 7y ago
      Who watches the watchers? So far pretty much every fact checking organization, regardless of original intent, eventually succumbs to the temptation to bend their fact checking to their ideological preference. There is no social media company that has the credibility to even be taken seriously as a impartial arbiter of fact.
      - stickfigure 7y ago
        Yet everyone does not like equally, not by a longshot. We have sites like snopes and polifact. Maybe not perfect, but better than postmodern nonsense like "there is no truth".
        cwkoss 7y ago
        This elevation of the credibility of snopes and politifact would make it more damaging when they choose to editorialize. People who share political ideologies with these sites tend to overestimate their accuracy and underestimate their displayed bias.
        input_sh 7y ago
        Or, you know, the truth leans heavily on one side, considering that there's not a single one even remotely relevant fact checking organization on the other one.
        cwkoss 7y ago
        I assure you, if you believe this, you're being frequently misled. Don't get me wrong, I think these sources are more accurate than many journalistic institutions, but they are not infallible or completely unbiased.
        input_sh 7y ago
        Did I claim that they were unbiased or did I claim that the concepts like truth, facts, and research lean heavily towards one side?
cm2187 7y ago
Authenticated?
- sschueller 7y ago
  Why not just "Influential" since that is all people really care about.

If a President were caught in a lie, would the "Trusted" status be removed? If not, what would the "Trusted" status even mean?

mc32 7y ago
“Lie” is too strict. Everyone is caught making false statements. Everyone would get “distrusted.”
- falcor84 7y ago
  > Everyone is caught making false statements That is too postmodern for my tastes. I would strongly argue that one can speak without making false statements, and would be very much in favor of some sort of fact-checking badge on social media. It would be difficult, but I really believe it would be worth it.
  - Mountain_Skies 7y ago
    Who watches the watchers? So far pretty much every fact checking organization, regardless of original intent, eventually succumbs to the temptation to bend their fact checking to their ideological preference. There is no social media company that has the credibility to even be taken seriously as a impartial arbiter of fact.
    - stickfigure 7y ago
      Yet everyone does not like equally, not by a longshot. We have sites like snopes and polifact. Maybe not perfect, but better than postmodern nonsense like "there is no truth".
      - cwkoss 7y ago
        This elevation of the credibility of snopes and politifact would make it more damaging when they choose to editorialize. People who share political ideologies with these sites tend to overestimate their accuracy and underestimate their displayed bias.
        input_sh 7y ago
        Or, you know, the truth leans heavily on one side, considering that there's not a single one even remotely relevant fact checking organization on the other one.
        cwkoss 7y ago
        I assure you, if you believe this, you're being frequently misled. Don't get me wrong, I think these sources are more accurate than many journalistic institutions, but they are not infallible or completely unbiased.
        input_sh 7y ago
        Did I claim that they were unbiased or did I claim that the concepts like truth, facts, and research lean heavily towards one side?

cm2187 7y ago

Authenticated?

sschueller 7y ago
Why not just "Influential" since that is all people really care about.