huh.. and you haven't proven them right...

Dude, those fact-checking sites provide documentation for what they say.

Dude. Most of the list was reported by LIBERAL MSFKINM.
Some be suffrin frum deficatedserebrum syndrome.

http://www.tctimes.com/news/it-s-true-because-the-internet-said-so-right/article_cbb36a80-8373-11e3-965b-0019bb2963f4.html


According to the Internet, it was President Abraham Lincoln who said, “The problem with Internet quotes is that you can’t always depend on their accuracy.” The sentence is often used to point out how unreliable some information can be when it comes to websites. If you found yourself questioning whether Lincoln’s ‘quote’ was ever true, it may be time to visit new sites.

 If you’re looking for the most useful and persuasive information, try to find information that is objective, which Merriam Webster defines as “based on facts rather than feelings or opinions.”
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In order to get the best, most well-rounded view of an issue, people should read from multiple websites and news sources. While news outlets should strive to remain objective and keep their opinions out of reporting, that is not always the case. While these websites listed by the Times is a good start, consider reading from as many different viewpoints as possible. Conservative, liberal, independent, feminist, patriarchal, religious, secular — the more opinions and facts you are exposed to, the more you can strengthen your own criticisms and opinions.

Many are incapable of determining fact from opinion, nor are they able to critique sources and we see this repeatedly on internet message boards and forums. The ability to critique sources with a modicum of objectivity is usually the realm of the graduate and not the average person. Furthermore, the ability to read a wide range of material won't guarantee any form of objectivity. Many will dismiss something out of hand based upon personal prejudice and confirmation bias, while others lack the empathy required to assess a point of view on its merits. Let's face it, many armchair politicians/historians/psychologists/generals or whatever really don't know a subject beyond a somewhat superficial understanding of the complexities and relationships involved for a given topic.

that's true,

I have 'heard' many things that were also posted on the internet a million times over , but from 'opinion' pieces which offered no FACTUAL or verifiable reference,,,

which causes me to look FURTHER for what has a verifiable and reliable source,, but then many will feel the source the information is ABOUT is dishonest and so will rely on sources that are just reiterating allegations about the source,,,




its a balancing act, but still, its best not to just believe anything that supports our biases, without further verification of its source, reliability, and the FACTs included as opposed to the spins and opinions,,,

The OP of this thread has nothing to do with liberalism.

Try that straw man elsewhere.

Or hate-driven websites promoting false claims about President Obama.

that's the chaos of the internet, people can write whatever they want in most cases with little accountability

And some people reject facts that contradict their attempts to demonize the POTUS.

Back when GWB occupied the Oval Office, Bush-haters accused Snopes.com of having a Republican/Conservative bias because the website didn't support the false anti-Bush claims spread by Bush-haters.

Nowadays, Obama-haters accuse Snopes.com of having a Democrat/liberal bias because the website doesn't support the false anti-Obama claims made by Obama-haters.

From TruthorFiction.com:

First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner-Fiction!

First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in- Fiction!

First President to violate the War Powers Act. Fiction!

First President to defy a Federal Judges court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.- Fiction!

First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat. Fiction!

First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S. , including those with criminal convictions- Fiction!

First President to terminate Americas ability to put a man in space. Fiction!

First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN)- Fiction!

First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.- Fiction!

First President to publicly bow to Americas enemies while refusing to salute the U.S. Flag. Fiction!

First President to refuse to wear the U.S. Flag lapel pin- Fiction!

First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) for his wife. - Fiction!

truthorfiction is one of millions of sites that can be found

ON GOOGLE,,,,

How about refraining from ad hominem attacks on fact-checking sites because those sites don't support your beliefs.

Yeah, yeah. The fact-checking sites don't support the negative false claims about President Obama, and so those sites must be wrong.

Ever heard of Occam's Razor?

straw man
noun

1: a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted
2: a person set up to serve as a cover for a usually questionable transaction

So you found a new word and fell in love with it, but you really should learn to use it properly, Mr. Dodo.

The OP is as liberal and leftist as they get, so that shoots the first definition so are you saying this would be a questionable transaction? The only questionable transaction would be your false defense of the OP.

Misinformation works..

You defeat it by educating yourself.

the best paraphrase of the point of the OP yet,,,,

finally

Misinformation works..

You defeat it by educating yourself.