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> usually no smoke without a fire is pretty good thumb-rule about these things No, that's exactly the reason why trial by Twitter shouldn't be done, you don't
by Lucasoato 4y ago
> usually no smoke without a fire is pretty good thumb-rule about these things
No, that's exactly the reason why trial by Twitter shouldn't be done, you don't know what actually happened.
- addicted 4y agoThis isn’t trial by Twitter. This is actual human beings approaching legitimate newspapers with fact checking departments and legal departments and risks of defamation lawsuits, providing their stories and attaching their names to it. Everyone of the entities involved are at risk of being sued for defamation if they are lying in this situation. The fact that people can’t tell the difference between Twitter BS and actual news claims is a true indictment of modern society.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 4y agoSome might see it as a true indictment of modern journalism, more concerned with generating clicks than reporting news. Also the bar for defamation is extremely high, spreading lies is not enough to qualify.
- ignaloidas 4y agoDefamation is a hard thing to prove. For one, the one who publishes must know that something isn't true. Newspapers have zero risk of that when they quote somebody's statement.
- boppo1 4y ago>fact checking departments The age of clickbait has reduced these to a farce. I've seen fact-checks that were blatantly false. There are no reputable papers anymore.