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

    It makes you a rational human.

    There have been journalists publishing accidentally and maliciously false articles since the dawn of the press.

    It’s healthy to engage in appropriate scepticism of all that you read, particularly that of the press. Fact check everything that doesn’t feel right (or anything that feels too reductive or simplified), over time you get a feel for who the serial liars are and who are generally reporting faithfully

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      1 day ago

      […] over time you get a feel for who the serial liars are and who are generally reporting faithfully

      Sure, but even then I would still like to see cited sources; without them, my trust would begin to erode.

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      […] Fact check everything that doesn’t feel right (or anything that feels too reductive or simplified) […]

      Ideally, imo, the news outlets could lift some of that burden by citing their own sources so that I don’t have to do their investigative work for them.