Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:50 AM Feb 2021

Fact checking websites

Like probably all of you, I am fed up with the lies being told by politicians (by the R kind) and the media (by the R kind). There may be instances for our folks, but it is MUCH smaller and far less frequent.

Do you have any websites that you use to check facts? The two best that come to my mind are:

https://www.factcheck.org/

and

https://www.snopes.com/

That being said, perhaps I am wrong about these and am obviously excluding others since I don't know about that.

It would be great to compile a list of excellent websites that we could go to that can help debunk the nonsense that seems to be engulfing us.

All suggestions welcome.

4 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
3. We need a real time fact checking group for the talking head shows. FAUX News is highly effective at
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 08:24 AM
Feb 2021

... pointing out exceptions and saying they're the norm ginning up as much agro as possible.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
4. I most often google the suspect topic and read other, respected sources,
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 08:25 AM
Feb 2021

but also go directly to fact checkers, googling the topic and fact check, so no one in particular. Snopes has a good reputation, but I don't trust others.

Fwiw, our best protection is guarding what we put in our mental store of knowledge that we run new input through for first evaluation. Disinfo should be stopped at the gate through an informed "Now, come on, how likely is that to be true?"

I mention that because long ago I discovered that my brain was storing as truth "information" from the National Inquirer a neighbor passed along to me, even though I chuckled and frowned over their propaganda lies and outrageous silliness strictly for fun. My awareness that what I read was garbage with an agenda somehow didn't get stored along with what was unintentionally retained.

I've since confirmed that danger in how the brain processes what we offer it.



Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Fact checking websites