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comment by humanodon

My first impression is that it looks like all the usual "news" links on reddit (which means that mashable is in the mix) with pictures from twitter thrown in. Sure, there is a "confirm" and "refute" mechanic, but it still uses upvotes. I mean, it has a ticker on the side that says who is upvoting what in real time. Also, it seems like the site assumes that users will know how to fact check things and that individuals will fact check against each other. That presumes a lot (probably too much). The site looks slick though.





kleinbl00  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah... I want it to be cooler than it is. I may keep an eye on it just to see but right now it's got every problem you list and a few more.

humanodon  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Have you found a way to add topics? Or are the seven topics (Malaysia airlines, Tripoli, etc.) the "defaults" as it were?

kleinbl00  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I poked around, didn't find anything "refuted" and gave up.

humanodon  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It looks like at the moment it's a bunch of twitter users who have found it, what with all the FirstnameLastname usernames. I also have not found any discussions. Basically it looks like tumblr for select news stories. Their slogan could be, "ride the wave of the future . . . quietly".

galen  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure it looks slick, but I'm not convinced it's functional - it's not obvious how to even look at individual claims, much less confirm or refute them.

humanodon  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I said it looks slick. Consider also that I mentioned user fact-checking (the confirm and refute mechanic). Generally, if all that a person has to say about something is some version of "well, it looks nice" with no mention of function or value, that is a polite way of dismissing it or saying that it's not quite living up to its potential.

galen  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I know, I didn't mean to contradict you, I was commenting as an addition. Sorry if it came off as confrontational.

humanodon  ·  4116 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No worries.