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[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Another unsourced map with probably heaps of inaccuracies. Everyone will becalling out errors in this map. I know at least one: Netherlands has Dunkin' Donuts.

Can we have a rule against unsourced informational maps? They're always wrong

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 9 points 4 months ago

You're right, we probably need to be more vigilant against map misinfo in the future. This one seems harmless but of course there are more serious maps posted here too.

Fwiw, this map has a (very vague) source information:

All info: Wikipedia

And from what I could see, it seemed at least partly accurate—e.g. Spain has Taco Bell, but Germany does not. The major issue is that there is no year indicated here, so all information is probably pre-2022.

[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

The mods of most communities seem to care more about traffic than about stopping the spread of misinformation and it hurts everyone.