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Just out of curiosity; how much do people here trust the news stories that make the front page of HN?
by FridayoLeary 5y ago
Just out of curiosity; how much do people here trust the news stories that make the front page of HN?
- Loughla 5y agoDepends on the story, the publisher, and the sources. Like everything else. If the story is well cited, from a reputable publisher, and/or backed up by concrete facts, then I tend to trust is a little. Not a lit, but a little. I am generally skeptical of most things here, though. As another poster in here said, I am always shocked by the ignorance on this site relating to things I have a ton of experience with. I have to assume that same ignorance extends to other areas as well. That being said, in general, if a post makes it to the top of HN, it seems to be better informed than other places I go for news.
- sivanmz 5y agoI read the comments first
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoIn essence, that's a distributed trust model.