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by EdiX 3497 days ago
> It isn't on the NYT to disprove the owners aren't child molesters

If they don't want to do that they shouldn't title their article "Fact Check". If I see "Fact Check" I expect a piece that will engage the conspiracy theory in detail and debunk it piece by piece. Something like Snopes does, for example.

Saying "this is fake news, just trust me" is not a fact check, it's an opinion piece.
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argonaut 3496 days ago
No, many fact check websites (such as Snopes) will debunk conspiracy theories by simply saying "there is no evidence to support the theory, it's just wild speculation."

This is a perfectly valid fact check.

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EdiX 3496 days ago
I disagree that it constitutes a valid fact check, but it doesn't matter, nytimes removed the fact check label.
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argonaut 3495 days ago
It does constitute a valid fact check. It is ridiculous to claim otherwise.

Claim: EdiX is a crazy pedophile

Fact-check: This is just random speculation and there is no evidence.

By your standards an actual fact-check would need to cite testimony from your (ex-)partner(s)/spouse(s), a psychological evaluation, maybe some videos of you not being a pedophile around children. Utterly ridiculous.

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