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TLDR: It reduces the virality of misinformation by ~8% and increases article deletion.

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[–] FactChecker@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What in the whatabotism is this? There are scholars and posters that can focus on specific regions. I have deep knowledge about Sahel, Syria, and Ukraine, and I have posted credible articles about said regions and INDOPAC. I can talk about misinformation by a number of actors surrounding the Gaza war but I am not as proficient in the topic as some of my acquaintances are and in general I don't like to believe popular vote based forums are conducive to any kind of appropriate discussion on the topic. I don't understand the anti-scientific combativeness in your attitude, do all scientists have to cover all topics? I can also see your comment history but I think this is not the place for such a discussion. I do believe in highlighting Africa as a region that is deeply ignored despite JNIM and ISWAP causing more that 10x the deaths of all other terrorism in the world combined, Sudan war, etc.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

It's not a war, it's an occupation

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a visceral reaction to .world and "fact checkers". Your account is concerning in that you present yourself as a fact checker, yet we have no idea what your motives are.

I am not anti-scientific, I am anti-gatekeeper.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your account is concerning in that you present yourself as a fact checker, yet we have no idea what your motives are.

It's funny you should bring that up deceptichum...

Seriously, could your usernames possibly be more on the nose? This feels like a setup.

I feel like I should definitely ignore both of your posts and let the article speak for itself.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My name is a play on the Transformers Decepticons.

But hey, go do whatever the fuck you want mate.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Oh I caught that, totally. But that doesn't change what it literally says... That shits funny!

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