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TwilightZone

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26. We should vet our sources.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #21)

Sat Dec 21, 2019, 10:48 AM

Dec 2019

It would have taken about 30 seconds to learn that Wayne Madsen is a right-wing whackjob conspiracy theorist.

Laziness isn't an excuse.

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Matt Gaetz hangs around with neo-Nazis: [View all] Kingofalldems Dec 2019 OP

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #1

+1 dalton99a Dec 2019 #4

There it is - saw this yesterday... Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #5

Someone did here last night, he isn't the only one saying it. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #6

No. Wait for the hide jberryhill Dec 2019 #7

Ok thanks. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #9

Lol jberryhill Dec 2019 #15

There you go! jberryhill Dec 2019 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #10

Thanks.. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #12

That's just not true jberryhill Dec 2019 #18

Note my source is wikipedia. Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #11

I'm not doubting any sourcing on your part Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #14

Then you can follow it and post primary sources for inflammatory stuff like your OP. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #25

Wikipedia can be edited by anyone at anytime. oldsoftie Dec 2019 #29

So because you want to believe a Wayne Madsen rumor, you can't believe he hangs around muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #17

No dalton99a Dec 2019 #2

There was some weird stuff about him being posted on Twitter yesterday Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #3

This one is true though. Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #8

Very true! Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #13

That's why it is important for some people to overwhelm true stuff with fake stuff jberryhill Dec 2019 #16

The poster was only showing what has been on twitter in the past 2 days. Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #21

It doesn't matter what the intent is jberryhill Dec 2019 #22

We should vet our sources. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #26

The poster was informed by many that they were promoting a right wing conspiracist theory. cwydro Dec 2019 #31

The coffee wasn't ready yet jberryhill Dec 2019 #32

Lol, no shit. cwydro Dec 2019 #34

Oh yes, and some internet posters act as gatekeepers. Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #23

If Wayne Madsen is getting through the "gate" jberryhill Dec 2019 #24

Exactly! Blue_Adept Dec 2019 #28

If people aren't going to bother to vet their sources... TwilightZone Dec 2019 #38

This is fucking unbelievable. cwydro Dec 2019 #30

So the rumor is that Matt Gaetz hangs around with Republicans? Generic Brad Dec 2019 #19

BOOM! Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #37

One of the republicon defenders will be along soon RandiFan1290 Dec 2019 #27

Or change the subject of this thread. Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #33

People who don't like fake news on DU are "republicon defenders" now? cwydro Dec 2019 #35

Any comment on the subject of the thread? Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #36