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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-216 天前It’s not shocking that they hear about news through social media, it’s shocking that people trust it anywhere near as much as traditional journalism. There’s no incentive for someone on social media to fact check or tell any more of the story than will get them views.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 天前Did you fact check this article?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 天前Not personally, but it’s from a media org I trust, and they generally do a good job citing sources. If the BBC got caught lying, it would be big news. If a random influencer got caught lying, people would shrug and say, “that tracks.”
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-215 天前So how is it different if someone sees a news story from BBC’s TikTok account? https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·15 天前That’s not at all what I’m talking about. I also don’t use TikTok, so I don’t know how their reporting differs there vs other media.
It’s not shocking that they hear about news through social media, it’s shocking that people trust it anywhere near as much as traditional journalism.
There’s no incentive for someone on social media to fact check or tell any more of the story than will get them views.
Did you fact check this article?
Not personally, but it’s from a media org I trust, and they generally do a good job citing sources.
If the BBC got caught lying, it would be big news. If a random influencer got caught lying, people would shrug and say, “that tracks.”
So how is it different if someone sees a news story from BBC’s TikTok account? https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews
That’s not at all what I’m talking about. I also don’t use TikTok, so I don’t know how their reporting differs there vs other media.