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freemay20

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7. I'm sorry we're not understanding one another...

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:12 PM

Sep 2017

It isn't about the reliability of the source.

I shared it because it was the first link that came up in a FB search. Which means Fox News types are likely to see it and NOT notice that the image isn't accurate re: the breaking news.

I shared it because it's racist as hell which is NOT uncommon in our media and it's interesting to me to see it in international media even though it is not a reliable resource nor one I've heard of before. (Which makes me wonder why this came up first in a search???)

I'm not pointing to them as being a reliable outlet. I'm pointing out the damage that ANY outlet can do with this practice of "representational images" which many outlets do and how it spreads on social media.

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One Killed, Eight Wounded in Church Shooting in Tennessee icymist Sep 2017 #1

Look at this shit... freemay20 Sep 2017 #2

That picture is from a shooting in Mississippi. icymist Sep 2017 #3

My point is that they seem to have bought into... freemay20 Sep 2017 #5

Again, the news you linked to is in India. My point is they are unreliable, as much as Faux News. nt icymist Sep 2017 #6

I'm sorry we're not understanding one another... freemay20 Sep 2017 #7

Holy shit! How do they get away with that? nt Quixote1818 Sep 2017 #4

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Tried to post a google maps picture, did not work. Jim Beard Sep 2017 #10