▲ 530 ▼ Fact-checking reduces the circulation of misinformation – we should not get rid of it (cepr.org) submitted 10 months ago by FactChecker@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments TLDR: It reduces the virality of misinformation by ~8% and increases article deletion.
[+] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 101 points 10 months ago* (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 child) I was gonna say, is anyone with good intentions suggesting we get rid of fact checking? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] shane@feddit.nl -1 points 10 months ago (1 child) 2 years ago i would have said i can't believe this article needed to be written (supposedly--equally likely generated) You obviously didn't read the article. 😥 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) load more comments (1 reply)
[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 child) I was gonna say, is anyone with good intentions suggesting we get rid of fact checking? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] shane@feddit.nl -1 points 10 months ago (1 child) 2 years ago i would have said i can't believe this article needed to be written (supposedly--equally likely generated) You obviously didn't read the article. 😥 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)