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Lies as they are online are not absolutes, just look at fact-checking. Tons of things can be misinterpreted (whether intentionally or not) as a lie or truth dep
by filoleg 5y ago
Lies as they are online are not absolutes, just look at fact-checking. Tons of things can be misinterpreted (whether intentionally or not) as a lie or truth depending on your leaning even by "authoritative" fact checkers.
Here is a concrete example from NBC[0]: their fact-checkers say Trump's statement about Clinton "acid-washing" her email server was a lie, because her team actually just "used an app called BleachBit".
Do you see the point I am making?
0. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/785299709342654465 https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/785299709342654465
- mc32 5y agoThe funniest of these I saw what a Satire site getting a suspension because their satirical take wasn't literally true. That's one of the main tools of satire.