Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month 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 · 1 month ago

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What makes you think that you are unqualified?

A more than cursory knowledge of statistics.
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  Statistics of what?

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