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[-] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 hours ago

MBFC presents itself as "fact check" but it is really just subjective determinations slotted into an inappropriate analysis as judged by a political illiterate. The overall curve of "centrist" sources being high on facts simply reveals their own bias, where they fail to recognize the non-factual components of those sources, the train of think tanks, and whether topics are covered at all, or in certain contexts.

Ironically, the only time I ever see anyone trying to unironically make use of it and cite it is so that they can avoid critically engaging with media. They just say, "this website says it's bad" and turn their brains off, successfully short-circuiting cognitive dissonance.

[-] indomara@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Ah, thanks for the clarification, I thought it was actually useful, but admit I had never looked into it and its sources.

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