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Racist claims to national prominence

2024-09-13 18:36:03.434248+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

The problem with the modern news ecosystem is that I have no good way of evaluating the claims made in this article from a site that I've never heard of before. I mean, News Guard seems to be as legit as a the founder of Court TV and Brill's Content, and a former editor of the WSJ would put together, so I guess...

Anway, with that caveat: Triple Hearsay: Original Sources of the Claim that Haitians Eat Pets in Ohio Admit No First-Hand Knowledge

“I’m not sure I’m the most credible source because I don’t actually know the person who lost the cat,” Kimberly Newton told NewsGuard. She is the Springfield, Ohio, resident whose story started it all

So.. uh... unsourced post by someone who allegedly describes themselves as "...a Democrat who supports Donald Trump" in a local Facebook group gets amplified via Twitter to...

Thinking about various Nextdoor posters.

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