Fake News Debates
Users debate the veracity of news stories on Hacker News, frequently sharing fact-check links from sources like Snopes, AP, and NYT while accusing each other of spreading disinformation or relying on biased fact-checkers.
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Please don't post disinformation here. https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-9906367046
It is actually true! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/media/alex-jones...
Topical, Firehose of Falsehood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood
Turned out to be fake news. I found the debunking of the story to be more relevant to HN than the story itself. Details: http://i.magaimg.net/img/pao.png
Do you have a link to the fact check?
I don't know why I was downvoted since what I said is the truth, and it checks out as per the announcements from the White House. The forces of disinformation are strong.
Flagging this because it's clearly trash / fake news. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41404229 for background.
The NYT might need to update their article from yesterday.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/technology/konnech-electi...
Here's another one:https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/media/elon-musk-x-kamala-harr...
Not true. http://www.snopes.com/google-manipulate-hillary-clinton/Maybe Hacker News needs fact checking integration also.