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2022-11-19 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Alan MacMasters: How the great toaster hoax was exposed

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2022-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Really enjoyed the read.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-11-19 06:10|| 2022-11-19 06:10|| Front Page Top

#2 When journalists repeat a claim that is made online, their reporting can then be used on Wikipedia as evidence to back the original claim.

I got suspicious when I noticed many citations were from the NY Tines and WaPo.

"What you have here is circular referencing," says Heather Ford, an associate professor at the University of Technology Sydney.

Posted by Bobby 2022-11-19 08:47|| 2022-11-19 08:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Wikipedia is good for looking up cast members of old movies, information about airplanes, and sometimes reading about a city or town.

Anything the least bit controversial is filled with Leftist propaganda.

Posted by EMS Artifact 2022-11-19 10:36|| 2022-11-19 10:36|| Front Page Top

/\ Not even old movies are exempt from The Klingon Publications Review Board (PRB).

Posted by Besoeker 2022-11-19 10:43|| 2022-11-19 10:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Reminded me of this.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-11-19 10:47|| 2022-11-19 10:47|| Front Page Top

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