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devtesla wrote

The constant short term social media shit has ruined Snopes and I don't think it really has utility value, since the social media companies are basically offloading a job onto them that they should be doing. Snopes itself often isn't really helping, as they often use curiosity gap headlines where you have to click through to see if something is not true, and sometimes spreading even a debunking can be harmful as it primes people. Often times social media rumors will involve pictures of people who aren't involved and Snopes will make their problems worse. Just a big mess

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Moonside wrote (edited )

You have convinced me. I was trying to think positively. Again, it has led me astray.