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"fact checking" is a psyop first of all, the "fact checker" simply claims the mantle of objectivity with no supporting evidence. why is some nameless writer at
by oldpersonintx 2y ago
"fact checking" is a psyop
first of all, the "fact checker" simply claims the mantle of objectivity with no supporting evidence. why is some nameless writer at Snopes the arbiter of truth? because they say so?
and all "fact checks" merely knock down a strawman to reinforce some hand-wavey political point. here is every fact check:
CLAIM: Democrats are great
CHECK: true!
- rtkwe 2y agoThe actual power of objectivity isn't just from claiming it though. If you have a blatant history of obviously biased checks it'll lose power quickly as stories about your checks get tagged with your history. They're still useful within closed media ecosystems but the people in those are already looking for confirmation from anyone 'objective' or not.