| Name: |
JustAGuy
- 
|
|
| Subject: |
Snopes.com
|
|
Date:
|
7/5/2009 9:20:16 PM
|
I would be very interested to hear from people of all political backgrounds .... do you consider snopes.com to be an un-biased site, or do you think it is a "liberal rag"? I have seen them de-bunk things about both democrats and republicans, just as I have seen them uphold things about democrats and republicans. I have also seen them classify many items as "undetermined". What do you folks think?
|
| Name: |
Talullahhound
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Snopes.com
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 7:24:30 AM
|
I don't think they have a political bias. They don't just focus on politics, so I don't know what they would gain by having a political bias. I think it is a good site.
|
| Name: |
architect
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Ditto
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 8:53:48 AM
|
|
| Name: |
architect
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Ditto
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 9:58:49 AM
|
Also like "factcheck.org" I'm sure WW will inform us it is just another left wing site pushing the socialist agenda. It is beyond me to understand how these guys who are I assume reasonably informed and well educated can look at really unbiased info and call it leftist and then think Fox Cable News is unbiased.
|
| Name: |
AUCATZ
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Mostly use it for Virus
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 10:30:06 AM
|
warnings and such, so don't know about political agendas there. As to whether Fox News is biased, I would just say that people choose a news station based on a couple of things: (1) it's the local station they prefer for in-area news and weather; or (2) it's the national news station they prefer to hear. Personally, I don't believe everything anyone says on air, but I tend to listen to views that reflect, for the most part, what I personally believe. It's all a matter of choice.
|
| Name: |
MartiniMan
-
|
|
| Subject: |
No opinion
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 11:30:29 AM
|
I don't know that much about snopes and how they go about determining fact from fiction. I do know it is run by a husband and wife team from California and they are very active liberals and staunch Democrats. Whether that invades their fact finding or whether they can really investigate and debunk as they claim is not clear. It does seem a bit of a stretch that two people can independently research items to debunk them. If you do a web search there are plenty of examples where principals in a supposedly debunked item on snopes claim they got it wrong and never contacted them to investigate before posting. So I would be cautious about taking them at their word until you independently checked their fact checking......if you have the time or inclination.....
|
| Name: |
JustAGuy
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Interesting - National Review
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 1:55:34 PM
|
URL: Interesting Article from National Review
|
| Name: |
MartiniMan
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Interesting - National Review
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 2:14:56 PM
|
It is interesting but she is silent on their background and the numerous instances where principals to a debunked story contradict the snopes piece and claim they were never contacted. Again, I would hesitate to believe something in snopes any more than any other website without some verification......at least if its a topic of importance or special interest.
|
| Name: |
Talullahhound
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Ah, but can you trust
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 2:29:35 PM
|
The National Review now the William F. Buckley is no longer at the helm???
Only kidding. I loved WFB, and I actually like the National Review.
I still think Snopes is okay. I don't think they would risk the reputation of their site for a political folly. BTW, I do think it is possible to do a job and not let politics affect you. I and a lot of other people do it everyday. You just have to compartmentalize the two things.
|
| Name: |
JustAGuy
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Ah, but can you trust
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 2:49:38 PM
|
MM, I didn't post that to disagree with your statement. And to clarify, I don't take everything Snopes says as absolute fact. Most of the suff I check there is some of the viral e-mail stuff (from both the left and right). They usually have good reference material either supporting or debunking those items. I especially liked the quote from someone, that you shouldn't put any more credence in something you read on the internet than you would if you heard someone say it on the street.
|
| Name: |
water_watcher
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Ah, but can you trust
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 2:53:21 PM
|
well you can be our official Snope Dogg. If you know what I mean. Gin and Juice is my favorite. :) Part of having a son just out of college and listening to his music at the lake with his friends.
|
| Name: |
JustAGuy
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Ah, but can you trust
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 3:45:27 PM
|
fo shizzle my nizzle :)
Gotta admit, I never would have pegged you as a hip hopster.
|
| Name: |
MartiniMan
-
|
|
| Subject: |
Ah, but can you trust
|
|
Date:
|
7/6/2009 4:18:57 PM
|
I didn't take it as disagreement, just another opinion about snopes. I did find it odd that the National Review (a conservative magazine) didn't touch on some of the controversy with snopes. Maybe they do keep their personal political views in check and if so good for them as it helps with their credibility. As my friend's father always said, "Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see". Good advice.
|
|
New Post
Search
Off-Topic Forum
Reply
»
Tennessee Lakes
»
Carroll County Lake
Login
|
Home
