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Kaleva

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23. It's my opinion that many here don't fact check

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #15)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:23 AM

Oct 15

It’s common to see tweets and vids that are at best misleading and at worst, outright false. However, the DU community is very good at fact checking OPs.

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That didn't last long [View all] pbmus Oct 14 OP

It was good while it lasted. marble falls Oct 14 #1

You mean Netanyahu's not a man of his word? oasis Oct 14 #2

That seems to come from grok, but they link to FT. usonian Oct 14 #3

The ink's not even dry on all the "Trump Diplomacy Win!" stories, and it fails. Beartracks Oct 14 #4

This is an AI summary by Musk's Grok Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #5

At 300$ a year, not financially viable for me pbmus Oct 14 #7

If it's a true story, there will be plenty of free reporting available Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #12

Not trusting Musk's Grok now? W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #8

I don't trust any AI summaries, never have. Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #11

That's a wise decision, but it then takes just a few seconds to confirm the reporting with a quick Google search. W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #13

My expectation is anyone posting news on DU will take that step before posting Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #14

Who says they didn't? And my expectation is that most DUers do not need to be fact checked... W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #15

The OP was a Grok summary Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #17

Yes, seriously. W_HAMILTON Oct 15 #21

It's my opinion that many here don't fact check Kaleva Oct 15 #23

Can't believe people here are using Grok Johnny2X2X Oct 15 #22

Is there a Nobel peace prize technical award? newdeal2 Oct 14 #6

I tried to looj this up. It's all over the map with numbers and vague MerryBlooms Oct 14 #9

On October 9, I posted... Totally Tunsie Oct 14 #10

It definitely was just a reality show sweeps-week attempt at winning that Nobel Peace Prize. W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #16

At least some hostages and prisoners got to go home. The bombing paused. Maru Kitteh Oct 15 #18

3000 years went by faster than Rip Van Winkle's nap. taxi Oct 15 #19

But Hamas n/t malaise Oct 15 #20

It's an open question, as far as I'm concerned, whether Hamas violated this term of the ceasefire. Igel Oct 15 #24

The IDF is a terrorist organization that is guilty of genocide malaise Oct 15 #25