Phony baloney: The 9 fakest fake-news checkers

[rangerrebew]

Phony baloney: The 9 fakest fake-news checkers
Sex blogger, gamer, Trump-haters among self-appointed experts in determining truth
Published: 19 hours ago



Since President Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, there’s been an explosion of “fake-news” checker sites, some cloaked behind a veil of anonymity.

image: http://www.wnd.com/files/2017/02/trust.jpg
trustIn some cases, Americans really have fallen for “fake news.” Just days ago, 20th Century Fox apologized for creating “fake news” sites – such as as the Houston Leader, the Salt Lake City Guardian, Sacramento Dispatch, the New York Morning Post and Indianapolis Gazette – as part of a promotional campaign for its psychological thriller, “A Cure for Wellness.”

But on the heels of media hysteria over the trend, now it seems everyone claims to be a foremost expert on the topic of spotting “fake news.”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/phony-baloney-the-9-fakest-fake-news-checkers/#JiAcs3QYCXpBD8z0.99

[Sanguine]

Here's the list.  The article has a lot of documentation on each.  Good information.

Pigscast
MediaBIasFactCheck.com
FakeNewsChecker.com.
Trump-bashing prof’s ‘hit list’ of ‘fake’ news sites
International Fact-Checking Network, or IFCN
The Washington Post’s Fact Checker Wapo-Fact-Checker
Snopes.com
politifact PolitiFact
FactCheckorgFactCheck.org

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/phony-baloney-the-9-fakest-fake-news-checkers/#UUGaI84ihl6Iwx7G.99

[jmyrlefuller]

WND is getting kind of upset about this, aren't they? First off, much of this is ad hominem attacks against the people running the sites. Second, most of this isn't deliberately fake, just subjective. Third, the site is using as its defense other questionable sites like Breitbart.

[Cripplecreek]

WND is getting kind of upset about this, aren't they? First off, much of this is ad hominem attacks against the people running the sites. Second, most of this isn't deliberately fake, just subjective.

I'm noticing that a lot of people don't know the difference between journalism, reporting, editorializing, and opinion.