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Propaganda Debunking

Bill USA

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7. these are good points. what I had in mind is people would nominate a site with a comment as a fake

Reply to Juliusseizure (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 08:12 PM

Mar 2017

news site .. and then include evidence and supporting arguments. For many the supporting argument would be a legitimate article from a known news/analysis site which makes the argument that the site is a purveyor of fake news.

Then each nominated site, with evidence/argument would be considered by each DU member as Fake news or not based on their own evaluation of the evidence. Each person reading the comment could comment in the affirmative or in opposition as they felt moved to.

I guess you could say it's a less formal, or less structured way of accomplishing what you outlined.

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Fake news sites: a listing [View all] Bill USA Mar 2017 OP

Do note that DU is listed here as having left wing bias Warpy Mar 2017 #1

note they do not provide evidence of intentionally false or misleading content. Another problem I Bill USA Mar 2017 #4

Interesting site. they broke it down to LEft bias sites (55), Right bias (263) Bill USA Mar 2017 #5

The main page does tell you that Warpy Mar 2017 #8

Fox News (cable) Bill USA Mar 2017 #2

The fact-checks behind 'The Daily Show's' 50 Fox news 'lies': Politifact agreed with all but 2 which Bill USA Mar 2017 #3

Politifact ratings for "Fox, Fox News and Fox Business personalities and their pundit guests." Bill USA Mar 2017 #9

Notice the satire disclaimer at the end??? Herb Spence Oct 2017 #15

Thoughts Juliusseizure Mar 2017 #6

these are good points. what I had in mind is people would nominate a site with a comment as a fake Bill USA Mar 2017 #7

here's another site that lists what it determines to be fake news sites: Media Bias/Fact Check Bill USA Mar 2017 #10

from Daily News Bin, severe criticism and charges that MBFC is devoid of real methodology Bill USA Mar 2017 #11

Fake News, Misinformation, and Propaganda - Harvard University Bill USA Mar 2017 #12

Yes, Fake News Exists On The Left -- But It's Being Overblown - Media Matters Bill USA Mar 2017 #13

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