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The original post made front page of HN for a good while, whereas this correction post was dropped almost immediately to page 3, and now on page 4. This post is
by thegrim33 1y ago
The original post made front page of HN for a good while, whereas this correction post was dropped almost immediately to page 3, and now on page 4. This post is/was more recent, with more upvotes, than almost everything currently on the front page, yet it's hidden all the way down on page 4.
- porphyra 1y agoLengthy comment sections full of flame wars, which controversial topics like fake news against Tesla often result in, tend to make the threads less visible on HN.
- pfannkuchen 1y agoWouldn’t that apply to the original post too?
- _mlbt 1y agoThis is why fake news is such an effective propaganda tool. There are to this day many people who honestly believe untruths because the media repeated lies and half truths loudly, followed by quiet retractions when they got caught.
- physicles 1y ago“Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it” - Jonathan Swift