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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 07:31 AM Oct 2015

PSA about searching information about our candidates on Google.

It appears as though some people aren't aware of this. No greater sign is out there than when a poster seriously proclaimed "I relied on Google" after posting a blatant lie.

If you search for "Hillary Board Monsato" or "Sanders Loves Guns," Google has not fact checked the results.

Back to your regularly scheduled program.

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PSA about searching information about our candidates on Google. (Original Post) NCTraveler Oct 2015 OP
Sources need to be vetted too. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #1
Fully agree. Nt NCTraveler Oct 2015 #2
Truth. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #3

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
1. Sources need to be vetted too.
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 07:36 AM
Oct 2015

If it's not from an accepted source I always research the author.

If it's a legitimate story it will be carried by more than one media source, blogs and op eds can be light on facts.

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