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Could we have a rule that prohibits commenting about Media Bias Fact Check? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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It pops up all the time, it's a waste of time and I'm sure it has been used countless of times to discard some piece of information. It doesn't add up anything productive to the comments, people who comment don't even say anything they actually think they just "did you know that MBFC says this so it has to be truth?" I could go on but I think you get the idea.

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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you find it especially helpful to know what centrist liberals think of a source, then sure, but the fact is that people talk about it like it's "basically data and not a personal point of view" (not necessarily saying you do) which is catastrophically false.

[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz -2 points 3 months ago

I hadn't seen these people (but now have seen it a couple of times) and you have to start somewhere. At its core, it's just a comment someone is making. It really interesting seeing this group so favourable to banning or setting up an auto-reply