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This story is literally about a single instance. By that logic, a single instance where fact checkers proved something was false is enough to justify their exis
by mitchdoogle 5y ago
This story is literally about a single instance. By that logic, a single instance where fact checkers proved something was false is enough to justify their existence.
- native_samples 5y agoAs the BMJ article points out, Cochrane has had the same problem, and it's not like these are the only two cases. There have been huge numbers of statements by high profile experts and professors being labelled as fake news by journalism interns at "fact checkers". You may not be aware of them but this is a very frequent problem.
- bjt2n3904 5y agoPeople just don't get that this is a matter of principle, not a matter of large numbers. The truth being suppressed once is far worse than a thousand lies.
- throw10920 5y ago> By that logic No, not by that logic. The logic is "some people claimed that claims of the possibilities of bad outcomes were instances of the slippery slope fallacy, and now that the bad outcomes were actually realized, they should apologize, because something isn't the slippery slope fallacy if things further down the slope have actually happened". That's not even remotely connected to anything you said here.