Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

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If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

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[…] I’m not going to play along with bad faith questioning of common knowledge.

Leaving aside the “bad faith questioning” component, how would you handle requests for proof of what you are calling “common knowledge” in general?

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