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In reply to the discussion: Should DU have an alert or policy for posts with suspected fake news sources? [View all]Jonny Appleseed
(960 posts)2. Is there a way to put a disclaimer adjacent to the site's header or sidebar?
with a list of sources of fake news? because I think that would work well.
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Should DU have an alert or policy for posts with suspected fake news sources? [View all]
Quixote1818
Mar 2017
OP
Is there a way to put a disclaimer adjacent to the site's header or sidebar?
Jonny Appleseed
Mar 2017
#2
Looks like the one tonight certanly got flushed out. The OP just deleted it after around 60 recs.
Quixote1818
Mar 2017
#6
If right wing conspiracy loon Louise Mensch is considered a valid source anything goes, IMO. nt
m-lekktor
Mar 2017
#12
Actually Louise Mensch has been right on and seems to have some great intelligence sources
womanofthehills
Mar 2017
#40
only conservatives can bring down Trump at this point. Unless you want to wait til 2018. n/t
yodermon
Mar 2017
#62
you do note DU is on that list as well? colored bars but no legend? Just seems like a random
NRaleighLiberal
Mar 2017
#14
Click the arrowhead > at the right to go to a write-up of details. DU's write-up is mostly fair
ColemanMaskell
Mar 2017
#43
So Common Dreams, Alternet and Daily Kos are fake news sites according to this list
womanofthehills
Mar 2017
#42
They're unreliable compared to NYT, WaPo, and Newsweek standards. Yes. That's what is being said.
ColemanMaskell
Mar 2017
#44
I would like to see known fake news and clickbait sites auto-banned from here.
Lisa0825
Mar 2017
#18
I would like to see something like this, but not sure how to implement it.
Stonepounder
Mar 2017
#24
Throw it by ATA. Perhaps the TOS: Don't peddle right-wing talking points, smears, or sources
still_one
Mar 2017
#27
We always think everyone sees what each of us sees on our variety of "devices."
yallerdawg
Mar 2017
#52
LBN should show source on thread title page, I would ignore many if they did and not waste my time!
FreeStateDemocrat
Mar 2017
#63
That's good about "Breaking News" thread, it disallows commentary articles
ColemanMaskell
Mar 2017
#69
You responded to the OP with the comment, "Neither of those sites are 'fake news'"
Ms. Toad
Mar 2017
#85
Right, my point was that they're not fake news because they're not news sites.
synergie
Mar 2017
#86
That's not now "neither of those" is usually interpreted when it precedes all those other words. nt
Ms. Toad
Mar 2017
#89
Generally, when there are paragraphs, it's helpful to read them and understand what they all mean.
synergie
Mar 2017
#90
How easy is it to spot "Fake News" if you don't consider the source(the site) ?
ColemanMaskell
Mar 2017
#67
Agreed - and everytime I post something from the Palmer Report, someone goes crazy
womanofthehills
Mar 2017
#75
The list is imperfect, certainly. I leaves off The National Enquirer, for example.
ColemanMaskell
Mar 2017
#80