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by ftreader4350 1022 days ago
Usually I would tend to agree that the articles are well written and well researched, however after reading this steaming pile of surface level dross on a subject I have technical knowledge of, I might be less trusting of their editorial slant and quality of journalism in future.
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This is called Knolls Law of Media Accuracy:

“everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true, except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge”

Edit: actually I was thinking of the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect. They both work though.

Both discussed in this thread:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13624175