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That NY Post story isn't credible at all - if you think it is, you've been successfully duped (as designed.)

mlindner 6y ago
Whether it's credible or not isn't relevant here. The supposition by the original poster is that Facebook is anti-left, but their actions showing that they did something very anti-right recently flies in the face of that supposition. Perhaps there is misinformation on both the left and the right and Facebook's algorithms are acting correctly for once?
TechBro8615 6y ago
And yet the Biden campaign has not denied the authenticity of the email, nor that the laptop was owned by Hunter Biden. Weird!
- timmytokyo 6y ago
  It's called refusing to play on your opponent's turf. It's smart.
  - sieabahlpark 6y ago
    I can tell you haven't read all of the content or seen the pictures. They can't deny it because it's authentic and don't want to create more legal issues by saying that's it true or false.
  - sershe 6y ago
    That doesn't compute, and I say it as a Biden voter. So, is the email authentic or not? How is not denying it evidence for anything other that it being authentic?
    - ChrisLomont 6y ago
      If Biden says it's not, then the right says it is, all the headlines pick up this back and forth, another conspiracy story runs, starts a new cycle of nonsense, and soon there is nothing left in the discussion, but many more people see headlines. Instead, simply not getting sucked into this game, and instead putting out other stories or plans, like how one will deal with COVID, or the economy, or our allies, helps suffocate the story. The latter is a wiser move, especially given Trump and co's like of conspiracy talk.
  - whateveracct 6y ago
    If Biden did dignify it with a response, the average HN contrarian would yell "Streisand effect!" instead of "why isn't he denying it?"
johnyzee 6y ago
I did not post to imply that the story is credible or not, only as a counterpoint to the article, which claims a 'right' bias. Unfortunately, the discourse is so toxic that almost any statement earns kneejerk downvotes from one side or the other.

Whether it's credible or not isn't relevant here. The supposition by the original poster is that Facebook is anti-left, but their actions showing that they did something very anti-right recently flies in the face of that supposition. Perhaps there is misinformation on both the left and the right and Facebook's algorithms are acting correctly for once?

TechBro8615 6y ago

And yet the Biden campaign has not denied the authenticity of the email, nor that the laptop was owned by Hunter Biden. Weird!

timmytokyo 6y ago
It's called refusing to play on your opponent's turf. It's smart.
- sieabahlpark 6y ago
  I can tell you haven't read all of the content or seen the pictures. They can't deny it because it's authentic and don't want to create more legal issues by saying that's it true or false.
- sershe 6y ago
  That doesn't compute, and I say it as a Biden voter. So, is the email authentic or not? How is not denying it evidence for anything other that it being authentic?
  - ChrisLomont 6y ago
    If Biden says it's not, then the right says it is, all the headlines pick up this back and forth, another conspiracy story runs, starts a new cycle of nonsense, and soon there is nothing left in the discussion, but many more people see headlines. Instead, simply not getting sucked into this game, and instead putting out other stories or plans, like how one will deal with COVID, or the economy, or our allies, helps suffocate the story. The latter is a wiser move, especially given Trump and co's like of conspiracy talk.
- whateveracct 6y ago
  If Biden did dignify it with a response, the average HN contrarian would yell "Streisand effect!" instead of "why isn't he denying it?"

johnyzee 6y ago

I did not post to imply that the story is credible or not, only as a counterpoint to the article, which claims a 'right' bias. Unfortunately, the discourse is so toxic that almost any statement earns kneejerk downvotes from one side or the other.