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gab13by13

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10. Anything from Social media should be taken with a grain of salt.

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 09:48 AM

Apr 2025

I don't do social media.

I get my news from a handful of sources. Cable morning news is mostly slanted toward right wing talking points. For morning news I do freespecchtv.org and people here have criticized that.

I do Nicolle Wallace, some Chris Hayes, and Rachel Maddow.

I look over what is posted here today (not this thread) and there are a lot of threads that are truthful but they carry water for the right wing narrative.

I really do not care what Krasnov says every day.

Congressional Democrats should all be out doing town halls, the people will come, and we will start changing the narrative.
People would rather post about Krasnov's fake medical report than about SignalGate, so SignalGate is dead and forgotten.

Thom Hartmann gets it, he is my #1 source and he gets criticized here.

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Please do NOT post quotes here UNLESS you check them first, if you didn't find them from a reliable source. [View all] highplainsdem Apr 2025 OP

Thank you! Too much sloppiness, assumptions that things are true Ocelot II Apr 2025 #1

Thanks. I knew immediately it wasn't from Martha. sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #2

me too. mopinko Apr 2025 #6

YES!!!! ☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼 Maru Kitteh Apr 2025 #3

Please post a list of "reliable sources" gab13by13 Apr 2025 #4

Memes from social media are *not* reliable sources. Ocelot II Apr 2025 #7

Anything from Social media should be taken with a grain of salt. gab13by13 Apr 2025 #10

Agreed, and the way Hartmann, Sanders, AOC etc FoxNewsSucks Apr 2025 #17

👏👏👏🤜🤛 Traildogbob Apr 2025 #37

i'll take corporate media over a Russian asset any day. Answering to shareholders just isn't as bad as answering to Vlad thebigidea Apr 2025 #43

Amazing! And on a thread about authenticating statements. . . . FoxNewsSucks Apr 2025 #44

"Anything from Social media should be taken with a grain of salt." OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #56

Democratic Congressman Sean Casten, murielm99 Apr 2025 #53

Go, Sean! ShazzieB Apr 2025 #64

It was in response to reply number 10, murielm99 Apr 2025 #72

Oh, I see what you mean now! ShazzieB Apr 2025 #75

When I first joined DU, just stating an opinion was more enough. The response you would get if you didn't back up your Iris Apr 2025 #71

And that's fine, as long as it's clear that it's our opinion. Mister Ed Apr 2025 #8

Thank you! Much needed reminder. Ninga Apr 2025 #5

+1 - It's gotten so bad everywhere. DU seems to be great in comparison. Oneironaut Apr 2025 #9

There's a thing called confirmation bias and everyone is susceptible to it. Ocelot II Apr 2025 #21

Yes. It sort of reminds me of a famous fake quote rollin74 Apr 2025 #11

You mean I really shouldn't believe COL Mustard Apr 2025 #14

But if you don't believe the quote... Shipwack Apr 2025 #31

You can agree with it without believing Lincoln said it. soldierant Apr 2025 #58

Exactly! ShazzieB Apr 2025 #65

The Internet? The only Lincoln quote I ever see is the one about... dchill Apr 2025 #35

I've seen that quote, too, but it wasn't attributed to Lincoln. 😁 ShazzieB Apr 2025 #67

Actually, they were - invented between 1801 and 1808... dchill Apr 2025 #73

Well, for what it's worth... ShazzieB Apr 2025 #76

I'll bet she would have said it if she'd thought of it first! FoxNewsSucks Apr 2025 #19

She told The Guardian that she wouldn't say that (the quote) in a million years. sl8 Apr 2025 #26

Especially if the quote looks sensational. If it is a bit hard to believe absolutely be sure to check it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #12

True, as an important person once said. . . FoxNewsSucks Apr 2025 #13

And it looks like COL Mustard Apr 2025 #16

That counts as verification, doesn't it? FoxNewsSucks Apr 2025 #18

Damn it, I miss all the fun. William769 Apr 2025 #15

Generally double-check source links when they're on a newsfeed like MSN. Go back to the allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #20

Can DJT be exempted. The real shit is way worse than one could make up. twodogsbarking Apr 2025 #22

I honestly don't like the idea of knowingly attributing things to him that he didn't say. ShazzieB Apr 2025 #68

Thank you Mr.Bee Apr 2025 #23

I wish they did, but not everyone has put a quote in quotemarks to search. And since some people highplainsdem Apr 2025 #32

highplainsdem......... Upthevibe Apr 2025 #24

We should hold DU posters to the kind of journalistic standards we all agree are desirable. Martin68 Apr 2025 #25

K&R G_j Apr 2025 #27

Or note it as satire SheltieLover Apr 2025 #28

Here's a quote: AverageOldGuy Apr 2025 #29

That is not a quote! BidenRocks Apr 2025 #42

. MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2025 #60

Google it. There's a lot of argument as to who first said it, and most of the candidates didn't use those exact words.nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2025 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 2025 #30

Is this sarcasm???? If not, what are you saying????? nt LAS14 Apr 2025 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 2025 #48

So we can't disapprove of behavior unless there's a DU rule against it????? LAS14 Apr 2025 #49

I'm with you. ShazzieB Apr 2025 #69

Owner here EarlG Apr 2025 #52

Yes, as Mark Twain said: SCantiGOP Apr 2025 #33

It's often attributed to Lincoln. 👍 Dave Bowman Apr 2025 #70

Yes Yes Haru Apr 2025 #34

Yeah, there are often fake F. Scott Fitzgerald quotes for some reason. LisaM Apr 2025 #36

You can correct politely, with understanding about how it could happen. That's... LAS14 Apr 2025 #46

Thank you, thank you, thank you. lamp_shade Apr 2025 #38

AGREED... DU has been full of delusional doodoo lately. It's sad because DU is as it's best when it's educational. WarGamer Apr 2025 #39

Absolutely... johnnyplankton Apr 2025 #40

My wife and I were discussing the fall of the United States and agreed that... NNadir Apr 2025 #41

DU should be a petrie dish for how to identify fake news. We need to learn and... LAS14 Apr 2025 #45

People tend to readily accept that which supports their world view Kaleva Apr 2025 #50

Mea Culpa - post deleted jmbar2 Apr 2025 #51

I appreciate your deleting it, but I'm confused by your saying you "thought it was a funny joke." highplainsdem Apr 2025 #54

Seriously, it's gotten so bad I can't just trust the DU post-titles Hekate Apr 2025 #55

Indeed, it is why I haven't changed my signature line in 20 years. DFW Apr 2025 #57

One good source about this topic: Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2025 #61

As Benjamin Franklin said, ..... Shoonra Apr 2025 #62

It also ForgedCrank Apr 2025 #63

Donald Trump: "I like to fuck animals and small children, if I can get it up" Jack Valentino Apr 2025 #66

There are times when we are all just being conversational in a thread. Prairie_Seagull Apr 2025 #74

Shouldn't that apply to every news story too? MichMan Apr 2025 #77

A lot of polls are posted here, gab13by13 Apr 2025 #78