Mediabiasfactcheck, snope, etc are even more untrustworthy than vox. This is the circular joke that the media is. Since nobody trusts them, they create "fact checkers" to create an illusion of objectivity. They'd be better off creating another award named after a fake news king like Pulitzer.
Let me guess you think foxnews is the bastion of truth?
I think you're proving my point here a little bit.
Fox News have an identity tied to their media output, therefore if they consistently put out bad faith or incorrect representations of information then they will be identified and mentally blacklisted.
Fox News in particular has a wikipedia page dedicated to it[0]
The idea that "Snopes and media fact check are biased and inaccurate" is bordering on the insane.
If you can't trust the media _and_ you can't trust the people who keep an eye on the media, who can you trust?
Deplatforming all media sources and those that seek to keep them in check just leaves you vulnerable to people who do not identify themselves feeding you biased information.
I don't trust myself, I can apply some amount of critical thinking to new information as it is presented but I can't be everywhere at once nor can I be an expert on all things. If you depose all your information sources you will be left with information coming from unofficial sources, and that is not better because "unofficial" generally just means "unaccountable".
> Fox News have an identity tied to their media output, therefore if they consistently put out bad faith or incorrect representations of information then they will be identified and mentally blacklisted.
Just like vox.
> Fox News in particular has a wikipedia page dedicated to it[0]
Right and you can write a wiki article for vox and every other media outlet as well.
> The idea that "Snopes and media fact check are biased and inaccurate" is bordering on the insane.
No. You are right. They are unbiased. There are also, right-leaning fact checkers as well. Are they unbiased?
> If you can't trust the media _and_ you can't trust the people who keep an eye on the media, who can you trust?
Yourself. That's it and your ability to reason. Your ability to see vox, foxnews, nytimes, wapo, cnn, etc as propaganda sites and decipher the propaganda as best as you can.
> Deplatforming all media sources and those that seek to keep them in check just leaves you vulnerable to people who do not identify themselves feeding you biased information.
Your vox mentality is showing. Who is talking about deplatforming anyone? I'm pro-free speech and pro-free press. I don't want anyone deplatformed or censored. Oddly, the biggest champions of deplatforming are vox, cnn and most likely your favorite "news" sources.
> I don't trust myself, I can apply some amount of critical thinking to new information as it is presented but I can't be everywhere at once nor can I be an expert on all things.
Nobody at vox is an expert at anything. That much you can be absolutely sure about.
> If you depose all your information sources you will be left with information coming from unofficial sources, and that is not better because "unofficial" generally just means "unaccountable".
Actually, the authoritative/official sources are unaccountable as they have all the power. The "official" sources have started wars with their lies and led to millions of innocent people's deaths. Do they get held accountable? No, they get shifted to other "authoritative/official" sources like pedophiles priests get shifted to other diocese.
It's amazing how oblivious you are. You do realize that fox news is an "authoritative/official" source.
I can’t even respond to this, I can’t get a beat on any critical argument of any kind. Other than “ You are lefty”, which, depending on who you ask I seem to flip between right and left. Someone once called me a dirty centrist fence sitter. So, I don’t understand this weird political divide everyone seems to identify themselves with.
I don’t know what to tell you, this comment makes me genuinely concerned for your mental wellbeing.
I'm sure you do. Vox, buzzfeed, cnn, msnbc, nytimes, etc? Tell me I'm wrong.
> Other than “ You are lefty”
You got that from my criticism of fox news?
> Someone once called me a dirty centrist fence sitter.
Yes, I found that's what extremist leftists call less extremist leftists. It's a terrible form of bullying bent on enforcing conformity.
> I don’t know what to tell you, this comment makes me genuinely concerned for your mental wellbeing.
People like you are so obvious. You try to hide and conceal yourself but you just can't help yourself. Surprised you didn't start your reply with "I'm not a ..., but ... ". Oh wait but you did, sneakily.
"Vox media has a left bias...".
> And, like I said, at least their identity is tied to their statements
Right. So you know that they are not reliable and untrustworthy.
> You can't do a media bias fact check with memes.
Sure you can. Just like you can for any media.
> [0]: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/vox/
Mediabiasfactcheck, snope, etc are even more untrustworthy than vox. This is the circular joke that the media is. Since nobody trusts them, they create "fact checkers" to create an illusion of objectivity. They'd be better off creating another award named after a fake news king like Pulitzer.
Let me guess you think foxnews is the bastion of truth?