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IcyPeas

(22,900 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2025, 07:43 PM 21 hrs ago

Do we need fact-checkers here at Democratic Underground? [View all]

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Do we need fact-checkers here at Democratic Underground? [View all] IcyPeas 21 hrs ago OP

We are fact checkers! Clouds Passing 21 hrs ago #1

What power do you have? Renew Deal 6 hrs ago #52

We have the power, at this point, to check sources of real info. Clouds Passing 6 hrs ago #54

disinfo as an alert category is probably a good idea orleans 5 hrs ago #68

YES! There should be a "dis/misinfo alert category. Think. Again. 5 hrs ago #71

Disinformation should be an alert category, imo Maru Kitteh 56 min ago #99

when i'm wrong i hear about it fairly quickly rampartd 21 hrs ago #2

same Skittles 21 hrs ago #9

I get my butt kicked here all the time. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #26

Me too, and I usually appreciate it. yardwork 7 hrs ago #51

But there is plenty of gaslighting.... Think. Again. 5 hrs ago #72

Sure. Lots of people pushing agendas. yardwork 5 hrs ago #73

Yes, lots. Think. Again. 5 hrs ago #75

I get warning DeepWinter 5 hrs ago #70

Are you married? True Dough 5 hrs ago #77

next you guys will start with the "i told yu so" n/t rampartd 1 hr ago #97

Yes SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #3

from what I can tell, we DO fact-check each other Skittles 21 hrs ago #4

No. Fact-checking is what Reply Boxes are for. I also think that is true on Facebook, X, etc. Silent Type 21 hrs ago #5

DUers are good at looking for errors. Haggard Celine 21 hrs ago #6

There is nothing in the TOS against spreading misinformation Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #7

but it DOES get called out here Skittles 21 hrs ago #10

Go ahead and post spreading misinformation William769 6 hrs ago #58

I have seen posts with provably false information rise to the top of the greatest page Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #63

I have seen DU Administrators toss people for this very fact William769 6 hrs ago #64

Nope JustAnotherGen 21 hrs ago #8

We have spell checkers and grammarians. cachukis 21 hrs ago #11

Are you volunteering? canetoad 21 hrs ago #12

You just volunteered to be a fact checker DBoon 21 hrs ago #13

I think we do need an OP alert option for misinformation and disinformation Emrys 21 hrs ago #14

Well said 👏 SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #19

Then, even after being called out for misinformation, they continue to post it again and again MichMan 3 hrs ago #90

Every one of the people reading this is a fact checker.... William Gustafson 21 hrs ago #15

You're a very trusting soul. Think. Again. 5 hrs ago #74

We need more receptiveness to being fact-checked on issues of confirmation bias. Ms. Toad 21 hrs ago #16

FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy W_HAMILTON 19 hrs ago #25

Thank you for making my point. Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #31

I think this exchange is a good example of how well DUers fact check one another. yardwork 6 hrs ago #56

The problem I have is the "facts don't matter" nature of the response. Ms. Toad 5 hrs ago #66

To me, that's a good example of differing opinions. yardwork 5 hrs ago #69

It is not an example of differing opinions, because I didn't express any. Ms. Toad 5 hrs ago #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 6 hrs ago #60

Greater need for FUD checkers IMO. nt Disaffected 20 hrs ago #17

I have received several corrections over the years. SamKnause 20 hrs ago #18

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

We are the fact-checkers, & do a pretty good job of it. It's outlined in the TOS... Hekate 20 hrs ago #21

The Sam Vimes series is my absolute favorite! LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #34

The Witches and the City Watch -- impossible to choose, so I reread them all over time Hekate 18 hrs ago #37

Doesn't the woman who played Lady Mary LearnedHand 17 hrs ago #39

Well spotted! I was blown away when I figured that out. I think there's a consistency in personality, too. Hekate 17 hrs ago #41

Please tell me! Unwind Your Mind 5 hrs ago #78

Sir Terry Pratchett and the series is Discworld. Start with The Color of Magic. yellowdogintexas 4 hrs ago #86

Thank you Unwind Your Mind 3 hrs ago #89

This would be a good spot for everyone's favorite Discworld character(s) Mine is The Luggage yellowdogintexas 4 hrs ago #87

Granny Weatherwax. Wyrd Sisters was good, but Witches Abroad included a send-up on Hemingway... Hekate 1 hr ago #96

In the football forum, 100%. Xavier Breath 20 hrs ago #22

There is one big difference between us and them: surfered 19 hrs ago #23

I agree, but the problem is "they" are here too. Think. Again. 5 hrs ago #80

Without formal fact checking SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #24

Nah. Moderation, alert juries, and admin take care serious "back and forths". I stay out of the mosh pits. marble falls 19 hrs ago #28

No. We should respect and embrace the truth SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #32

We do -- otherwise I wouldn't have stuck around for 22+ years Hekate 17 hrs ago #40

I've served on juries SocialDemocrat61 13 hrs ago #46

I'm not afraid of any such thing, as long as there are funds to pay "formal fact checkers" Hekate 13 hrs ago #47

Good, No one should be afraid of objective fact checking SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #48

I'll chime in here EarlG 2 hrs ago #91

I think Facebook, X and other social media sites should have fact checking too SocialDemocrat61 2 hrs ago #92

Understood EarlG 2 hrs ago #94

That's fair SocialDemocrat61 2 hrs ago #95

DUers are well capable of factchecking this board LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #35

While true at the moment SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #45

agree with Social Democrat Tetrachloride 5 hrs ago #83

I trust the people here. I HAVE seen/read that someone calls-out someone else.But.... chouchou 19 hrs ago #27

I get cuffed about on occasion BOSSHOG 19 hrs ago #29

Yes krawhitham 19 hrs ago #30

We DO! elleng 18 hrs ago #33

Nope... I've returned and I work pro bono Blue_Tires 18 hrs ago #36

There are fact checkers and there are nit-pickers. Nit pickers are worse. MMBeilis 17 hrs ago #38

I'm skilled at both depending on which is called for Blue_Tires 17 hrs ago #42

Nitpicking defined as SocialDemocrat61 8 hrs ago #49

we already have some RussBLib 16 hrs ago #43

What brought this on? niyad 15 hrs ago #44

Not sure for them, but I was just thinking about it. Renew Deal 6 hrs ago #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 6 hrs ago #59

The alert category is "right wing talking points," hedda_foil 6 hrs ago #62

That rules doesn't apply to the disinfo I'm talking about. Renew Deal 5 hrs ago #67

Yes, that info is usually propaganda meant to sway people. However, when posted here it either: LeftInTX 4 hrs ago #85

I've posted a much lengthier response upthread EarlG 2 hrs ago #93

I once forgot to post a URL with a news story. Jacson6 7 hrs ago #50

If we were a bunch of liars and conspiracy theorists, I'd say yes. But we're not, so no. Vinca 6 hrs ago #55

I think what is needed everywhere nationwide genxlib 6 hrs ago #57

No flvegan 6 hrs ago #61

Over the years... kentuck 6 hrs ago #65

Too often when posts are "good news" on our part, they stay up besides not being factual or provable. LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #76

Don't think so, since this is an opinion site and not a factual site. republianmushroom 5 hrs ago #79

Will it have a "splitting hairs" component? Will everyone be able to scold other DUers? FSogol 5 hrs ago #82

Yes. The shit people fall for... demmiblue 4 hrs ago #84

Agree Kaleva 1 hr ago #98

No. We have knowledgeable members & a good jury system. "Coffee lady" 😳 underpants 4 hrs ago #88