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Fact checking is things like Republicans claiming that people in a certain town are eating cats and dogs or their are pedophiles in the basement of a certain pi
by irrational 2y ago
Fact checking is things like Republicans claiming that people in a certain town are eating cats and dogs or their are pedophiles in the basement of a certain pizza place. There isn't any need to model and scrutinize data to fact check the majority of nonsense Republicans spout.
- xedrac 2y ago[flagged]
- defrost 2y agoIt's a big claim that "immigrants are eating the cats and dogs in specific town in Ohio" (note the plural). What was readily checked is the source of such a claim (where did Trump get that from?) and what evidence was provided? The trace back on that stupidity was unsubstantiated rumours triggered from a walked back local area posting and a slew of images that didn't come from the place in question, etc.
- cheema33 2y agoGenerally speaking, the responsibility of proof falls on party making the claim. If I claim that you beat your wife, you are not expected to prove your innocence by showing that you don't do it. Proving a negative is difficult if not impossible in some cases. I have to show evidence to back up my claim.