Generally speaking the less recognized a "fact checking" site is, the more you can trust it.
And generally speaking I trust Wikipedia in science related issues and recent real life events. Politics - not so much. People are much less keen on editing things that can be easily researched. But the moment something is harder to find - BOOM, the wikipedia article is full of bullshit uncited opionions.
if they site their work, which most do then use, yes
I don't really go to them, and if I do, it's typically not the only thing I use. But if I saw they cited other reputable sites, I'm more likely to think that one particular article is correct.
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My rules in serious discussions, debates, and arguments: No sharing links, no clicking on links. Either eloquently argue YOUR own opinions YOURSELF, or go be wrong somewhere else. I don't participate in abridged forms of arguing. Just because someone posts something about something somewhere else, doesn't automatically validate your opinions. Stand up, or stand down.
To tell you the truth, I think they're just as prone to having the facts wrong as anybody else is.
I'm seeing more and more stuff in supposedly respectable journals, that I KNOW to be factually incorrect, too.
Generally I use those sites as guidelines to check if something is 'fake news' like a popular meme and has been disproven in the past. If the topic was more serious than just satisfying curiosity, I would seek other sources.
The whole point of a fact checking organization is to be transparent and unbias so they mostly go out of their way to prove this one way or another making fakes really easy to spot.
The problem with fact checked sites is that they base their facts on already done studies that may or may not be true. They half to work with what they have.
u The only site which I have routinely used is snopes and it seems to have a very decided political bias.
No, but if one of these sites says it's one way or the other, that serves as a good starting point for further investigation.
Snopes and Politifact? Yes. I don't know much about factcheck. org.
I make up my own facts
I do not trust anyone or anything
I don't use them. I look for evidence elsewhere
The only thing that's unbiased is computer binary.
No, i don't trust them fast checking sites.
I think its just propaganda lol.
everybody's getting their facts from Imright. org
I never use them.
Nope, not at all.
Can'y say that I do.
Nope.
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