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And as Exeter has pointed out, Farage is back. Who started this thread by the way.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/protesters-block-aldi-store-demanding-14288400
:wahoo:
So, he made factually inaccurate claim.
But instead of just correcting it an apologising, The Telegraph
argued
Johnson was “entitled to make sweeping generalisations based on his opinions” and
and anyway, we shouldn't take it seriously as the article “was clearly comically polemical" .
in other words we can just print any old rubbish.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/14/project-fear-remainer-patriotism-second-referendum-brexit
Status quo
The law sets minimum rights and demands increased transparency for those in "on-demand" jobs, such as at Uber or Deliveroo.
It proposes more predictable hours and compensation for cancelled work, and an end to "abusive practices" around casual contracts.
Member states will now have at most three years to enforce the new rules.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47947220
Wonder if that will get enshrined in UK law after Brexit.
Of course, the UK govt could go it alone in setting even higher standards than those agreed by the other EU member states.
Right, I'm off to muck out the unicorn :run:
I particularly like 'We want to help people stay informed'...
how is someone staying informed if they are reading lies, misrepresentations and stuff that's made up?
How does Facebook govern what is fake and what is not ?
In that Channel 4 link Grey posted Leave.EU accuse Channel 4 of fake news ? so who is right and who is wrong, does someone investigate it ? therefore whilst it is being investigated does the news from any accusation of "Fake news" then get removed until it has been investigated.
There's no doubt it's complex, but I don't think that is an excuse for doing nothing.
For example, in the case you give, LeaveEU's 'evidence' against Ch4 is simply an allegation, with nothing to back it up. I don't call that fake news as long as it is clear that the statement is just an allegation and LeaveEU don't try to claim it is 'fact'.
On the other hand, some things are simple to prove/disprove and can be done so without a big debate.
I don't disagree that some issues/reports might be not clear cut.
My gripe is mainly with the FB decision simply not to remove fake news... and the justification for it.
As the existence of God cannot be proven (or disproven) it is a "belief" not a fact.
Fake news is when someone publishes outright lies.
The fact that quote is 2000 years old shows that we've been struggling with similar issues for a long time. I suddenly have a strange amount of sympathy for Facebook...
I suspect education, critical reading and challenging will be more effective countermeasures than censorship. It's certainly what I'm going for with my son, rather than rely on outside protection.
It it's made as a statement of fact, and it's not true, it's false.
No debate, no quibbling.
When we talk about 'fake news' we are referring to something is deliberately made up and shared/published/promulgated with the intent of misleading and deceiving.
It's absolutely NOT the same as an expression of faith-based (or any other) belief. Nor is it the same as a view held or position taken.
I don't disagree with you about the importance of critical reading. Sadly so many people can't or won't.
And the bible is.....................?
Fake news for one is gospel to another. I wholeheartedly agree with you in regards to fake news, by the way, faking photos, publishing false facts/figures etc etc etc. But the lines are very blurred and, well, see Valiant above. :ok:
It is an utterly different discussion, as I am sure you are well aware.
Otherwise they are just a group who believes something which has no science behind it. Same as people who say eating a teaspoon of turmeric will cure diabetes, or standing in a barrel of newts at the full moon will cure cancer.
Note 'deliberately made up'
and
'with intent to deceive'
Not the same thing at all. You are trying to shoehorn something in where it doesn't belong.
Headline: MAN FEEDS 5000 WITH TWO FISH AND A LOAF.
It`s how power and control systems (belief systems) operate. The internet has made this situation worse, and "fake news" can be spread worldwide within a matter of hours. But this is nothing new.