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Knoll's Law is a heck of a thing: https://effectiviology.com/knolls-law/ https://effectiviology.com/knolls-law/ Even though I'm aware of this phenomenon I cons

Knoll's Law is a heck of a thing: https://effectiviology.com/knolls-law/ https://effectiviology.com/knolls-law/ Even though I'm aware of this phenomenon I constantly catch myself believing what I read until I remind myself to double check. Of course that leaves huge swaths of things I don't deem important enough to double check. I really wish there was a way to bring about, maybe not more accountability in media, but more faith that a news org or journalist is putting forth their best efforts to communicate correct information. It really is a tough nut to crack in terms resources available.

FredPret 4y ago
You need multiple experts in a given topic to give a briefing to know what is going on. But now we need multiple experts in every single field, and layers of other people to verify that the former are, in fact, experts. The problem of accurate news is unsolvable.
robocat 4y ago
> Knoll’s law Commonly known as Gell-Mann amnesia - from a quick search it looks as though Knoll’s law came first. https://theportal.wiki/wiki/The_Gell-Mann_Amnesia_Effect https://theportal.wiki/wiki/The_Gell-Mann_Amnesia_Effect says “In a speech in 2002, Crichton coined the term Gell-Mann amnesia effect”. https://www.everything2.com/title/Knoll%2527s+Law+of+Media+Accuracy https://www.everything2.com/title/Knoll%2527s+Law+of+Media+A... says “Jan 25 2001: Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge.” Although I would be sure the idea is much older.