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The original post has 58k views, the correct information has 2k. That is the level of efficiency that site has in disseminating correct information.
The timestamps imply the correct information is less than an hour old in that screenshot
So is the incorrect information
a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes
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My point was not that X would be able to do something about this, but that it is not a source of breaking news, and fundamentally not a replacement for journalism…and should not be used as such.
Ya, it's definitely shouldn't be a source. I think it would be great if all sites had something like this though. Retractions on reputable news sites also go by unnoticed.
Imagine going to the BBC website and it showing you that with 2-3 articles on rare occasion.
Aptly put lmaooo, gonna quote this in the future at some point xD