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May 24, 2022Liked by Paul D. Thacker

We need more articles on the various, self qualifying, fact checkers collisions and the government's out sourcing censorship. Still the majority of people don't see the connection and even after all this time they don't understand the backdoor totalitarianism that's been enacted.

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Well, this story was particularly interesting because the fact checkers is hiding like he did something wrong. There are several court cases moving forward, so hopefully, we'll learn more about this.

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May 24, 2022Liked by Paul D. Thacker

"Fact checkers." If they were honest, they would call themselves "opinion checkers." They discern which opinions are correct and which ones make you a Nazi.

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May 24, 2022Liked by Paul D. Thacker

"And while there’s nothing wrong with Science Feedback posting a contrary prediction, labeling their own opinion a “fact” just proves they fail at logic."

I would argue that it proves that they fail at honesty, not at logic. And they fail deliberately. *Because* they're dishonest.

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That's another way of looking at it, yes.

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I committed the cardinal sin of offering a false dichotomy logical fallacy! I should've said "...in addition to logic" rather than "...not at logic".

I beat others up all the time over this fallacy, and then there I go, doing it myself. ;-)

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Respectfully disagree. You made an unsupported assertion and offered it as an argument. You did not assert that illogic and dishonesty are invariably mutually exclusive.

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What is my unsupported assertion that I offer as an argument? That their labeling their opinion as fact is evidence of dishonesty?

If so, then did Paul also make an unsupported assertion and offer it as an argument when he said that "labeling their own opinion a “fact” just proves they fail at logic."

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To the first questions, Andrew; what follows "I would argue that..." and yes.

To the final question, no.

Neither of you employed a false dichotomy. Both expressed opinions that require very little more in the way of supportive facts to be considered hypotheses.

In my opinion, either or both of yours and Paul's opinions would be quite plausible as a hypothesis. I'll go one step further and opine that there is a large and ever-growing amount of verifiable information to support the assertions that each of you have made.

I'll offer another unsolicited opinion; it's commentators such as yourself that make it worth my time to peruse comment sections. I find it meaningful and productive to witness the expression of well-reasoned opinions written by folks that exert themselves to be honest and fair-minded.

It's really quite refreshing.

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May 24, 2022Liked by Paul D. Thacker

Canadians, other than truckers, are clueless. Naive, unquestioning, obedient to the core. We only have state sponsored news.

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May 24, 2022Liked by Paul D. Thacker

I feel like fact checking his "continue reaching out to conservative news outlets" as his type NEVER go anywhere over than friendly networks.

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I hope there is going to be a report in BMJ.

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May 25, 2022·edited May 25, 2022

I'm still not sure why the guy's hiding. A violation of the 1st Amendment is a civil matter, and there's a civil filing in the 9th Circuit. Are they for some reason still trying to drag in uncooperative witnesses at the appellate level?

And do the French police offer that service? Or is there some crime charged in France?

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He's hiding, I guess, becuase he's concerned what will become public during discovery. If he was not worried about his relationship with Facebook and internal discussions on what is "disinformation" there would be no need to fear.

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May 25, 2022·edited May 25, 2022

Makes sense. But it looks like the French cops are after him. Is that the case?

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‘ClimateFeedback’ is the sister site to ScienceFeedback, and is similarly biased and thus anti-scientific. It fact-checks and fails all research and reports which question the official narrative that humans are causing climate crisis all by themselves, any which claim that change is also caused by nature, and may be benign rather than dangerous. Unqualified teen activists like Greta Thunberg are never fact checked, but any expert climatologist critical of her fear mongering can expect damnation, no matter how esteemed he once was. Yet this dirty work is done by other highly qualified, apparently sincere experts who volunteer their time and energy to Climate Feedback, united by their certainty of the great threat humans pose to nature and future. For anyone wanting more, I investigated this conundrum a couple of years ago, here:

https://medium.com/@nickhunt_41682/how-not-to-become-a-climate-crisis-fear-monger-e6cf65168c21

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Who "fact checkers" the fact checkers?

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Media just looks for some strawman to hold in front of themselves. If the government hadn't bankrolled the COVID public relations campaign, we would have seen a more balanced media free for all. But since it is no longer a "free" for all, we were doomed. There is no way anyone can moderate the media for disinformation since only those with deep pockets and an agenda will win. Better to make an honestly free "free for all."

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RFKjr says they give digital an advantage over face to face with scamdemic masks Lockdowns IsoLa

Digital marketing essentially.

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OUTSTANDING --- Mislav Kolakusic -- Croatian Member of European Parliament.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/hr/197438/MISLAV_KOLAKUSIC/home

https://www.facebook.com/sudacmislavkolakusic

Mislav Kolakusic MEP 🇭🇷🇪🇺 (@mislavkolakusic) / Twitter

https://twitter.com/mislavkolakusic

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We should compare notes. This organization has members linked to clinical trial shenanigans (David Boulware) and Public Good Projects.

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