Who would do such a thing? And why? The poor little fella is just doing it’s job…

  • AndrewZabar@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    In addition to the explanations already posited, I’d also think there most likely are some people who want to lie, argue disingenuously, and a fact-checker tends to get in the way of their rhetoric.

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      3 months ago

      Can you give an example of someone who ever posted something disingenuous that MediaBiasFactCheck got in the way of?

      • AndrewZabar@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        No I cannot give you an example. I was postulating that it could be a demographic that hates the bot. I don’t think an example cited is necessary to consider this a possible contributor. Relax.

    • GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      Counterpoint: “Fact checkers” with an institutional bias are an excellent way to cover for lies promoted by those institutions