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Fact-checking reduces the circulation of misinformation – we should not get rid of it (cepr.org)
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TLDR: It reduces the virality of misinformation by ~8% and increases article deletion.

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, but the fact that it doesn't immediately solve all problems everywhere means that it's useless and we should instead just sling vitriol at each other and advocate for civil war and mass executions.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People are downvoting the weirdest things today. I wouldn't have thought your comment needed a sarcasm tag, but here we are.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The overall score is still positive. People can dislike what they dislike.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it's better now. When I commented, you were at around 4:2.