A community dedicated to documenting and debunking fallacious arguments and misleading claims found on 4chan. Whether it's cherry-picked statistics, misleading comparisons, or outright fabrication, we shine a light on the worst logic the imageboard has to offer. Share screenshots, analyze arguments, and discuss where they go wrong. Whether it's science denial, historical revisionism, or bad math, let's break it down!
Could it be disproved with 5 seconds of research? Then it will fit in perfectly here!
HYDROGEN: A DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE! BUT IT'S OK TO BE IN OUR DRINKING WATER?
Admittedly, those are terrible, but let's focus on the bigger problem at hand: dihydrogen monoxide. It covers over 70% of the Earth's surface and kills hundreds of thousands per year.
Anyone who has ever taken in even a small amount of dihydrogen monoxide has eventually died. Lethal!
Heavy dihydrogen monoxide is used in nuclear plants! Nuclear!!!
I've realised this community just "ironically" straight up posts misinformation. Yeah it's funny for the people who understand contextually that the content posted isn't true. But not everyone does. No one's above this sort of manipulation. I'm sure a doctor could throw together some bullshit meme like this that isn't true, but I might be convinced that it is because it's so far outside my current level of knowledge. I also think a farmer or a mechanic or any other person with a knowledge set outside of my own could convince me of something not true.
This kind of content is just lazy. Why not actually be proactive. Make this community a base for knowledge learning and education development. Why not make a rule where sources showing the reality of the situation should be accompanied with a post? It could be so much more than just laughing at people. But I guess people don't actually want to put in the effort to help other people learn. They just want to alienate them and call them dumb. Ironically they will then act all surprised Pikachu face when a candidate running a literal misinformation campaign wins a major election.
You give way too much credit to /pol/. Go on there, try to educate. They will laugh at you and call you names. This isn't hyperbole. They revel in this stuff.
And you're just reveling in watching them do it. Fundamentally you are doing the exact same thing just from a different perspective.
E: noticed you're the mod of this community. I've given my 2 cents and wanted to know what you thought about it. Just want to know if I should filter the community or not. Thanks! :)