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MADem

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45. EXAMINER is not a real news source.

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 03:28 PM

Aug 2013

I could write an article that says "Pigs Fly By Farting Air Freshner Out Their Arseholes" and post it up on "Examiner."

It's not real. Check out the "links" in the article, and see how they relate to the article itself...oh, wait--they don't!!!

Then go to the comments...and notice how the "author" of this piece responds to the people commenting on it.

EXAMINER is garbage--it should be the one source that is prohibited here. Instead of calling it "EXAMINER" it should be called "Some Idiot's Unsubstantiated And Poorly Sourced Opinions."

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Skidmore Aug 2013 OP

Why would that be "welcome news"? (And why quote The Examiner?) cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #1

I think use by rebels remains a possibility, but not this way... MNBrewer Aug 2013 #2

the Examiner is a rag. The fact you have to dig into garbage to find this is telling. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #3

Dale Gavlak is a credible reporter Maedhros Aug 2013 #36

Who is to be believed over there? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #4

About using The Examiner as a source: KittyWampus Aug 2013 #6

What is the best strategy for dealing with these type of stories? Generic Other Aug 2013 #27

See my post #36. Maedhros Aug 2013 #37

About relying on US intell sources ... Ever hear of EVDebs Aug 2013 #38

One of many earlier threads > > lamp_shade Aug 2013 #5

sources, sources, sources. cali Aug 2013 #7

I interpreted "welcome news" as meaning an accident is better than deliberately using poison gas arcane1 Aug 2013 #13

The Examiner is not the source. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #23

About the examiner... lamp_shade Aug 2013 #8

The Examiner is not the source. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #24

The WND has been pushing the story for 5 days now. pnwmom Aug 2013 #44

Excellent! You found another site that IS NOT the source. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #49

I miss UNREC for total horseshit like this. n/t zappaman Aug 2013 #9

Who knows the truth? TexasProgresive Aug 2013 #10

The Dog Ate My Homework Defense otohara Aug 2013 #11

Snap! So it's back to the drawing board. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #12

consider the source before jumping on board cali Aug 2013 #14

The Examiner is not the source. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #25

There are other sources reporting on this 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #26

Nope. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #33

The sources are not anonymous. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #50

This was posted yesterday and got locked as it was from a RW site. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #41

Without corroboration, the "Examiner" is not a valid source. MineralMan Aug 2013 #15

World Net Daily and Russia Times have been pushing this too. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #22

WND is the king of unreliable news. MineralMan Aug 2013 #28

I realize this is a doubtful source - but if it does turn out to be true - this is going to really Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #16

What about this reporter is unreliable? Coyotl Aug 2013 #39

I would like to see this reported reported in a credible news source Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #42

Like this: Coyotl Aug 2013 #48

Don't know the voracity of the Examiner but the article caught my eye as I was Skidmore Aug 2013 #17

So convenient to discount the source and not try to look at the facts. dkf Aug 2013 #18

Furthermore, The Examiner is NOT the source. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #21

The Examiner is not the source for this! JackRiddler Aug 2013 #19

This story has been pushed by WND for 5 days. nt pnwmom Aug 2013 #46

Funny how the hawks are ignoring this little news item Taverner Aug 2013 #20

I am not a war hawk but this site is not credible. It is a RW site. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #29

It's a bulletin board for loony tunes--you can make up ANYTHING and post it there. MADem Aug 2013 #47

Pf! And the Obama administration IS? sibelian Aug 2013 #51

So much for Bush light, this is more like Bush II. reusrename Aug 2013 #30

Very credible source. They published The "Unskewed Polls" Guy DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2013 #31

While the Examiner is a rag. I hope someone reliable looks into this issue. If there is a chance jwirr Aug 2013 #32

This doesn't pass the stink test. rdharma Aug 2013 #34

So If This Was An Accident DallasNE Aug 2013 #35

This keeps popping up, unfortunately. It was locked yesterday as a RW site. pnwmom Aug 2013 #40

At this point, that story in no more reliable than the stories coming out of Washinton, bvar22 Aug 2013 #43

EXAMINER is not a real news source. MADem Aug 2013 #45

Is the examiner a reputable source? iandhr Aug 2013 #52