• Dreamer@lemmy.mlOP
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      11 months ago

      “Media Bias/Fact Check rarely conducts original fact checks as many other sources are faster and do a better job. We primarily rely on fact-checkers affiliated with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).”

      Source: Media Bias Fact Check

      Writers at the Poynter Institute, which develops PolitiFact, have stated that “Media Bias/Fact Check is a widely cited source for news stories and even studies about misinformation, despite the fact that its method is in no way scientific.” In 2018, a writer in the Columbia Journalism Review described Media Bias/Fact Check as “an armchair media analysis” and characterized their assessments as “subjective assessments [that] leave room for human biases, or even simple inconsistencies, to creep in”.

      Source: Wikipedia

    • brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      A reminder that mediabiasfactcheck is literally just the personal project of a random healthcare worker with no background or qualification in journalism or academic research. It’s just some guy’s personal opinion of sources after a cursory look, and holds no serious weight.