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Renew Deal

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105. I think you're right

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 01:48 AM

Jan 2025

It's a very difficult problem, especially during the primaries. I have a hard time coming up with a system that doesn't add work for you or some group of people.

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Do we need fact-checkers here at Democratic Underground? [View all] IcyPeas Jan 2025 OP

We are fact checkers! Clouds Passing Jan 2025 #1

What power do you have? Renew Deal Jan 2025 #52

We have the power, at this point, to check sources of real info. Clouds Passing Jan 2025 #54

disinfo as an alert category is probably a good idea orleans Jan 2025 #68

YES! There should be a "dis/misinfo alert category. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #71

Disinformation should be an alert category, imo Maru Kitteh Jan 2025 #99

Agree blm Jan 2025 #101

when i'm wrong i hear about it fairly quickly rampartd Jan 2025 #2

same Skittles Jan 2025 #9

I get my butt kicked here all the time. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #26

Me too, and I usually appreciate it. yardwork Jan 2025 #51

But there is plenty of gaslighting.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #72

Sure. Lots of people pushing agendas. yardwork Jan 2025 #73

Yes, lots. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #75

I get warning DeepWinter Jan 2025 #70

Are you married? True Dough Jan 2025 #77

next you guys will start with the "i told yu so" n/t rampartd Jan 2025 #97

Yes SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #3

from what I can tell, we DO fact-check each other Skittles Jan 2025 #4

No. Fact-checking is what Reply Boxes are for. I also think that is true on Facebook, X, etc. Silent Type Jan 2025 #5

DUers are good at looking for errors. Haggard Celine Jan 2025 #6

There is nothing in the TOS against spreading misinformation Fiendish Thingy Jan 2025 #7

but it DOES get called out here Skittles Jan 2025 #10

Go ahead and post spreading misinformation William769 Jan 2025 #58

I have seen posts with provably false information rise to the top of the greatest page Fiendish Thingy Jan 2025 #63

I have seen DU Administrators toss people for this very fact William769 Jan 2025 #64

Nope JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #8

We have spell checkers and grammarians. cachukis Jan 2025 #11

Are you volunteering? canetoad Jan 2025 #12

You just volunteered to be a fact checker DBoon Jan 2025 #13

I think we do need an OP alert option for misinformation and disinformation Emrys Jan 2025 #14

Well said 👏 SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #19

Then, even after being called out for misinformation, they continue to post it again and again MichMan Jan 2025 #90

Every one of the people reading this is a fact checker.... William Gustafson Jan 2025 #15

You're a very trusting soul. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #74

We need more receptiveness to being fact-checked on issues of confirmation bias. Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #16

FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy W_HAMILTON Jan 2025 #25

Thank you for making my point. Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #31

I think this exchange is a good example of how well DUers fact check one another. yardwork Jan 2025 #56

The problem I have is the "facts don't matter" nature of the response. Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #66

To me, that's a good example of differing opinions. yardwork Jan 2025 #69

It is not an example of differing opinions, because I didn't express any. Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #81

👏 "We also need more of us to read past the headline, even if it is just the content in the post. Better yet... chia Jan 2025 #60

Greater need for FUD checkers IMO. nt Disaffected Jan 2025 #17

I have received several corrections over the years. SamKnause Jan 2025 #18

Not really. Many times I'm on DU while cable is on and we're quite often... brush Jan 2025 #20

We are the fact-checkers, & do a pretty good job of it. It's outlined in the TOS... Hekate Jan 2025 #21

The Sam Vimes series is my absolute favorite! LearnedHand Jan 2025 #34

The Witches and the City Watch -- impossible to choose, so I reread them all over time Hekate Jan 2025 #37

Doesn't the woman who played Lady Mary LearnedHand Jan 2025 #39

Well spotted! I was blown away when I figured that out. I think there's a consistency in personality, too. Hekate Jan 2025 #41

Please tell me! Unwind Your Mind Jan 2025 #78

Sir Terry Pratchett and the series is Discworld. Start with The Color of Magic. yellowdogintexas Jan 2025 #86

Thank you Unwind Your Mind Jan 2025 #89

This would be a good spot for everyone's favorite Discworld character(s) Mine is The Luggage yellowdogintexas Jan 2025 #87

Granny Weatherwax. Wyrd Sisters was good, but Witches Abroad included a send-up on Hemingway... Hekate Jan 2025 #96

In the football forum, 100%. Xavier Breath Jan 2025 #22

There is one big difference between us and them: surfered Jan 2025 #23

I agree, but the problem is "they" are here too. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #80

Without formal fact checking SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #24

Nah. Moderation, alert juries, and admin take care serious "back and forths". I stay out of the mosh pits. marble falls Jan 2025 #28

No. We should respect and embrace the truth SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #32

We do -- otherwise I wouldn't have stuck around for 22+ years Hekate Jan 2025 #40

I've served on juries SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #46

I'm not afraid of any such thing, as long as there are funds to pay "formal fact checkers" Hekate Jan 2025 #47

Good, No one should be afraid of objective fact checking SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #48

I'll chime in here EarlG Jan 2025 #91

I think Facebook, X and other social media sites should have fact checking too SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #92

Understood EarlG Jan 2025 #94

That's fair SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #95

Excellently explained, EarlG Hekate Jan 2025 #100

Thanks for chiming in Earl. IcyPeas Jan 2025 #104

DUers are well capable of factchecking this board LearnedHand Jan 2025 #35

While true at the moment SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #45

agree with Social Democrat Tetrachloride Jan 2025 #83

I trust the people here. I HAVE seen/read that someone calls-out someone else.But.... chouchou Jan 2025 #27

I get cuffed about on occasion BOSSHOG Jan 2025 #29

Yes krawhitham Jan 2025 #30

We DO! elleng Jan 2025 #33

Nope... I've returned and I work pro bono Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #36

There are fact checkers and there are nit-pickers. Nit pickers are worse. MMBeilis Jan 2025 #38

I'm skilled at both depending on which is called for Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #42

Nitpicking defined as SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #49

Thanks for posting this. Helpful, perhaps, for some of us who are guilty. MMBeilis Jan 2025 #106

we already have some RussBLib Jan 2025 #43

What brought this on? niyad Jan 2025 #44

Not sure for them, but I was just thinking about it. Renew Deal Jan 2025 #53

Absolutely. I've pointed out false info OPs so often (as did others in the threads) & the OP just leaves the bollocks up Celerity Jan 2025 #59

The alert category is "right wing talking points," hedda_foil Jan 2025 #62

That rules doesn't apply to the disinfo I'm talking about. Renew Deal Jan 2025 #67

Yes, that info is usually propaganda meant to sway people. However, when posted here it either: LeftInTX Jan 2025 #85

I've posted a much lengthier response upthread EarlG Jan 2025 #93

I think you're right Renew Deal Jan 2025 #105

I once forgot to post a URL with a news story. Jacson6 Jan 2025 #50

If we were a bunch of liars and conspiracy theorists, I'd say yes. But we're not, so no. Vinca Jan 2025 #55

I think what is needed everywhere nationwide genxlib Jan 2025 #57

No flvegan Jan 2025 #61

Over the years... kentuck Jan 2025 #65

Too often when posts are "good news" on our part, they stay up besides not being factual or provable. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #76

Don't think so, since this is an opinion site and not a factual site. republianmushroom Jan 2025 #79

Will it have a "splitting hairs" component? Will everyone be able to scold other DUers? FSogol Jan 2025 #82

Yes. The shit people fall for... demmiblue Jan 2025 #84

Agree Kaleva Jan 2025 #98

No. We have knowledgeable members & a good jury system. "Coffee lady" 😳 underpants Jan 2025 #88

No, we need DU Crystal Ball so we can predict 2025 and beyond. bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #102

no Groundhawg Jan 2025 #103