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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?

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

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Just a place where people can call out and crowdsource lies that news outlets publish
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  What do you mean by “crowdsource” in this context?

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