billisonboard
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Post by billisonboard on Feb 20, 2020 14:07:58 GMT -5
What "direction"? The President makes a claim. It is true, false, or somewhere in-between. There is no "direction". Wasn't posting about presidential claims. Was posting about media company fact checks. It says right in the post. (bolded) Of course you weren't talking about Presidential claims.
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 20, 2020 14:38:41 GMT -5
NBC fact check. That's like a Fox news fact check in the other direction. then let's maybe try focusing on the facts rather than the fact checker?
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 20, 2020 14:53:41 GMT -5
NBC fact check. That's like a Fox news fact check in the other direction. What "direction"? The President makes a claim. It is true, false, or somewhere in-between. There is no "direction". Who is the arbiter of what is true? Facts are only things we all agree with.
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Post by billisonboard on Feb 20, 2020 15:45:55 GMT -5
... Facts are only things we all agree with. I guess that is not a fact since I don't agree with it.
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Post by NastyWoman on Feb 20, 2020 18:35:48 GMT -5
... Facts are only things we all agree with. I guess that is not a fact since I don't agree with it. Of course not since it is a fact that alternate facts exist and they may be truthier than actual facts - I heard someone make a comment about the existence of alternate facts with my own ears (want to come check whether my ears are in fact mine?)
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Post by Iggy aka IG on Feb 21, 2020 14:44:19 GMT -5
then let's maybe try focusing on the facts rather than the fact checker?
Source assassination is quite common here, when I don't see it any more, I won't use it either. So effing
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 21, 2020 17:53:31 GMT -5
then let's maybe try focusing on the facts rather than the fact checker?
Source assassination is quite common here, when I don't see it any more, I won't use it either. i don't think this is a legitimate reply. but i would welcome you to prove me wrong:
is there ANY fact checker that you consider legitimate?
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Post by billisonboard on Feb 21, 2020 18:01:38 GMT -5
Source assassination is quite common here, when I don't see it any more, I won't use it either. i don't think this is a legitimate reply. ... I do periodically see attacks on sources. Some very much deserved. Others are obviously just deflection.
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 22, 2020 2:01:04 GMT -5
i don't think this is a legitimate reply. ... I do periodically see attacks on sources. Some very much deserved. Others are obviously just deflection. i doubt you missed my point, bills.
my point is that if you don't think there are ANY legitimate fact checkers, then this "source bias" ruse is just a smoke screen.
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