| > And these "news" are not fact-checked by any authority anymore. Yes. Because when the ministry of truth is in charge, things are so much better. /s The problem is that "fact checkers" are some of the most biased people around. https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/new-yorker-fact-checker-ice-t... I'm always amazed that people will rant about "big brother" one moment and then appeal to an authority figure the next. You think Trump should decide what "truth" is? Is that your argument? > These news channels had some commonly shared values, operated within those values. What values? Is the iraq war that value? The NYTimes was created by a banker. The WashingtonPost was created by a racist pro-south democrat. What is this "common value" you are speaking of? > So yes, I strongly believe that social media is hurting our democracies massively. In what way? 10 years ago, it was the right wing bigots whining about social media because it got obama elected. Now it's the left wing bigots whining. |
This isn't about bias in reporting, whether it's an issue or not. It's about complete bullshit made up wholecloth and targeted at paranoid old people who aren't used to reading news with a critical eye.