right but both stories can't be true.
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Replying to @rabois
beginning to think the world would be better off without Twitter tbh
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I think "fake news" refers to a real thing which neither of these articles is, regardless of their truth
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just to clarify, you're saying a story can be 'not true' and also 'not fake' at the same time?
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bc it seems we're splitting hairs while the world crumbles. the point is, our would-be arbiters of truth are proven liars
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Yes, I think "fake news" is a meaningful category that does not include all stories that turn out not to be true.
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look for the same issues as you would in criminal law. intent to deceive? Reasonable effort to know truth?
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reasonable idea, but I believe the NYT has intent to deceive.
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agree, but intent doesn't even matter, our cognitive biases lead us invariably to (self) deception
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since there is no such thing as a 'neutral' person, there can't be any 'neutral' news curated by people
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that said, yes, i also believe there are journos in most newsrooms actively trying to misinform
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because the only other possibility is a consistent, staggering stupidity
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