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am_Unition · 1865 days ago · link · · parent · post: GOP funds messaging sites that look remarkably like trusted local news
I've been using mediabiasfactcheck.com to gauge bias and trustworthiness. It's not perfect, but the concept is pretty solid. Of course, they're begging for money (and I really should donate). I'm not sure how to scale something like that up so that it's capable of more quickly stamping out the constantly morphing disinfo landscape. Snopes is still excellent, imho. When people dispute the validity of Snopes, it's usually an indicator that they're almost completely detached from reality. And it's definitely an older demographic that places much more trust in local news. Anyone privy to the Sinclair News viral video has probably had their faith in local news shaken.