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MineralMan

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5. Sources are important. Sources that have consistently been shown

Reply to GemDigger (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:10 AM

Sep 2020

to be unreliable should always be considered unreliable. Instead of quoting unreliable sources here on DU, a poster should check the facts. For example, is that report scheduled to appear on C4? If so, why not use a link to that schedule instead of giving credibility to a notoriously unreliable and untrustworthy third-party source?

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Anyone know what is UK C4? Supposedly doing an exclusive on Parscale this evening in Britain. [View all] triron Sep 2020 OP

Probably Refers to Channel 4 in the UK. MineralMan Sep 2020 #1

The network is actually a public corporation, though funding by advertising muriel_volestrangler Sep 2020 #7

Channel 4 News 2 pm Eastern Time Doodley Sep 2020 #2

Well if Louise Mensch says so..... brooklynite Sep 2020 #3

Channel 4 has done some hard core reporting on this issue. Who said it was on is not important. GemDigger Sep 2020 #4

Sources are important. Sources that have consistently been shown MineralMan Sep 2020 #5

I agree Leith Sep 2020 #12

Tainted sources engender suspicion. nt Codeine Sep 2020 #6

Here's another source ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2020 #8

Amazes me how people are so quick to sow doubt about anything Mensch says. triron Sep 2020 #9

What's her hit/miss ratio? Leith Sep 2020 #13

fuller report bigtree Sep 2020 #10

From Ch4 itself !! eppur_se_muova Sep 2020 #11

Tip of an iceberg? triron Sep 2020 #14