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In reply to the discussion: Do we need fact-checkers here at Democratic Underground? [View all]Ms. Toad
(38,078 posts)I can't even count the number of times I've pointed out false information and been told it doesn't matter.
A concrete example is the images of children in foil blankets - taken during the Obama administration but attributed to Trump. For many here, that fact was irrelevant, because how Trump went about it was different (even though the damning images they were complaining about came about under Trump).
We also need more of us to read past the headline, even if it is just the content in the post. Better yet, follow the link in the post and check out the source. Even better, make sure the source is accurate Way too many long threads where people react to the title, without any recognition that the title has little to nothing to do with the content of the post (and in some instances is directly contradicted by the post).