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Assumes (tacitly) 1) that objective "fact-checking" is possible to achieve and 2) that a majority of consumers of information will deem the so-called fact-checking credible. Both of these implicit assumptions seem questionable evidential in light of mistakes and anecdotally (based on responses when sending people to purported fact-checking sites).New words addressing this have become internet memes, like "truthiness" and "gaslighting."Liberty Street EconomicsBreaking Down the Market for MisinformationGonzalo Cisternas and Jorge Vásquez
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Assumes (tacitly) 1) that objective "fact-checking" is possible to achieve and 2) that a majority of consumers of information will deem the so-called fact-checking credible. Both of these implicit assumptions seem questionable evidential in light of mistakes and anecdotally (based on responses when sending people to purported fact-checking sites).New words addressing this have become internet memes, like "truthiness" and "gaslighting."Liberty Street EconomicsBreaking Down the Market for MisinformationGonzalo Cisternas and Jorge Vásquez
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Mike Norman considers the following as important:
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Assumes (tacitly) 1) that objective "fact-checking" is possible to achieve and 2) that a majority of consumers of information will deem the so-called fact-checking credible.
Both of these implicit assumptions seem questionable evidential in light of mistakes and anecdotally (based on responses when sending people to purported fact-checking sites).
New words addressing this have become internet memes, like "truthiness" and "gaslighting."
Breaking Down the Market for Misinformation
Gonzalo Cisternas and Jorge Vásquez