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by cwkoss 2455 days ago
This elevation of the credibility of snopes and politifact would make it more damaging when they choose to editorialize.

People who share political ideologies with these sites tend to overestimate their accuracy and underestimate their displayed bias.

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Or, you know, the truth leans heavily on one side, considering that there's not a single one even remotely relevant fact checking organization on the other one.
I assure you, if you believe this, you're being frequently misled.

Don't get me wrong, I think these sources are more accurate than many journalistic institutions, but they are not infallible or completely unbiased.

Did I claim that they were unbiased or did I claim that the concepts like truth, facts, and research lean heavily towards one side?