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16. Just look at the right-wing "news" sources like Faux, WND, Rush, etc.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #12)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 11:12 PM

Dec 2015

Media Matters just did an article on how shitty 2015 was for Faux "news" star, Bullshit O'REALLY?...I mean Bill O'Reilly.

http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/12/27/bill-oreilly-had-a-terrible-2015/207653

The biggest problem is people still cling desperately to a news source, or blog, for information, even years after they are totally discredited and disgraced.

"Natural News," Mercola.com, and "Age Of Autism" still are cited in posts to back up bogus claims.

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What is "before it's news?" Is it a CT site or what? [View all] RKP5637 Dec 2015 OP

It's "citizen-reported" news with no editorial oversight. Brickbat Dec 2015 #1

Thanks! I was wondering, sometimes there's an article that seems valid, but then another one that is RKP5637 Dec 2015 #2

Yes. icymist Dec 2015 #3

It's quite a mix. It really walks the path between possibly truthful, fiction and simply crazy. RKP5637 Dec 2015 #4

Just be careful over there. icymist Dec 2015 #5

Yep! RKP5637 Dec 2015 #10

They are a good fantasy CT site nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #6

I found it sort of fun to be amazed at the crap, and then I found my I.Q. draining away! RKP5637 Dec 2015 #13

When people go, but Russia shot at... that is my first place to check nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #15

LOL I thought it was a news satire site Kalidurga Dec 2015 #7

... RKP5637 Dec 2015 #14

. jberryhill Dec 2015 #8

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2015 #11

It's pure horseshit. Archae Dec 2015 #9

It's amazing. No wonder some people have such F'ed up notions running around in their heads. It's RKP5637 Dec 2015 #12

Just look at the right-wing "news" sources like Faux, WND, Rush, etc. Archae Dec 2015 #16

Well at least somebody is talking about Nibiru nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #17

One of the wackier conservative outfits, I call it the, We Create Our Own News Site. nt Todays_Illusion Dec 2015 #18

There's really some wacky bizarre stuff there. It's a challenge to even find something that might RKP5637 Dec 2015 #19