I know MediaBiasFactCheck is not a be-all-end-all to truth/bias in media, but I find it to be a useful resource.

It makes sense to downvote it in posts that have great discussion – let the content rise up so people can have discussions with humans, sure.

But sometimes I see it getting downvoted when it’s the only comment there. Which does nothing, unless a reader has rules that automatically hide downvoted comments (but a reader would be able to expand the comment anyways…so really no difference).

What’s the point of downvoting? My only guess is that there’s people who are salty about something it said about some source they like. Yet I don’t see anyone providing an alternative to MediaBiasFactCheck…

  • @aleph@lemm.ee
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    104 months ago

    When I was on in Reddit I used to do it all the time, but writing everything out, organizing it and including citations etc. can be rather time-intensive.

    These days, I’ll leave a quick comment on a post if I have enough time, but nothing major.

    • @otp@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      14 months ago

      writing everything out, organizing it and including citations etc. can be rather time-intensive.

      That’s why I like MBFC. It’s a lot of effort, and even if I don’t agree with them on everything, it gives an idea.

      • @aleph@lemm.ee
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        24 months ago

        Just don’t take it too seriously, I would say. Not every news piece from the same source is going to be of the same quality or bias.

        • @otp@sh.itjust.worksOP
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          14 months ago

          Yeah, I don’t take it as hard facts, and the bias especially I take with a grain of salt. I think the fact checking reliability part is more important (but also not perfect).