| >I just looked it up on Snopes.com and there are numerous results where ZH articles were marked false or mostly false Have you actually read any of those Snopes articles? Snopes is notorious for putting a big, red X and "FALSE" on the very top of its articles but the article body itself concedes that the claim being debunked is actually true. It does that because it knows from its metrics most visitors spend a couple seconds on the articles, scan the page for the rating and move on. Take this Snopes article debunking ZeroHedge's claim that water conservation measures in California will make it so residents won't be able to shower and do laundry on the same day [1]. The article admits that there are water conservation measures the two bills put into place, though they aren't slated to come into effect until 2022, meaning the only part of ZH's claim that is false is the word "now". The final paragraph is just glorious and actually tries to downplay the restrictions, the same one the headline portrayed as "mostly false". >Given that the average shower uses about 17.2 gallons of water, while most high-efficiency clothes washers use only 15 to 30 gallons of water per load, most California residents (depending upon their personal habits and the efficiency of their home appliances and water fixtures) shouldn’t find it too difficult to accommodate a daily shower and a daily laundry load while staying within the 55 gallons per person per day guideline. But either way, nothing in either legislative bill specifically levies fines against customers who do laundry and shower on the same day. Its article research is most often solid and Snopes articles are worth a read but the ratings and headlines are, ironically, mostly false. 1 - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-laundry-and-sho... |