I know MediaBiasFactCheck is not a be-all-end-all to truth/bias in media, but I find it to be a useful resource.

It makes sense to downvote it in posts that have great discussion – let the content rise up so people can have discussions with humans, sure.

But sometimes I see it getting downvoted when it’s the only comment there. Which does nothing, unless a reader has rules that automatically hide downvoted comments (but a reader would be able to expand the comment anyways…so really no difference).

What’s the point of downvoting? My only guess is that there’s people who are salty about something it said about some source they like. Yet I don’t see anyone providing an alternative to MediaBiasFactCheck…

  • Rottcodd@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    So are you saying that you wouldn’t be able to recognize my second example as a biased statement without the MBFC bot’s guidance?

    Or did you just entirely miss the point?

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      3 months ago

      i am saying you are lying about the same facts in your two examples and i am saying you are lying about how these two statements would be rated by mbfc, because you either didn’t exercise your imaginary analytical skills, or you are intentionally obfuscating.

      you can read that. it is just above your last comment.

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        3 months ago

        All I see here is someone whose ego relies on a steady diet of derision hurled in the general direction of strangers on the internet.

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          3 months ago

          sure. go back to your brilliant analysis that doesn’t rely on facts. bye.