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I find terms like “fake news” to be loaded and bias inducing on their face. There are very few hard facts in the news world, and often even when discussing veri
by imwillofficial 6y ago
I find terms like “fake news” to be loaded and bias inducing on their face. There are very few hard facts in the news world, and often even when discussing verified truth, the presentation can sway one way or another.
“Who debunks the debunkers?”
- yrgulation 6y agoCritical thinking debunks the debunkers and exposes fake news. And critical thinking is developed in school starting at an early age.
- setr 6y agoIsn’t the whole basis for the fake news argument a lack of critical thinking by the masses? It’s why it needs to be called out, regardless of obviousness.
- MrMan 6y agoCritical thinking is largely an illusion itself, a form of cognitive bias
- whythre 6y agoCare to expand on that statement? Seems like quite an assertion.