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thruster_fuel69 t1_iw7grbn wrote

Reply to comment by murderedbyaname in People who post stories marked false by Snopes on Reddit fall into five groups: Reason to Disagree, Changed Belief, Steadfast Non-Standard Belief, Sharing to Debunk, and Sharing for Humor. Reducing misinformation requires different approaches for each group. by asbruckman

No thats what people say when... ok just stop with this superficial understanding of people. It's too complicated a topic to say dumb things like "that's what people say when.."

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murderedbyaname t1_iw8002j wrote

I have had numerous people say that, when presented with facts. They immediately jump to "well Snopes is run by (insert political opposition), it's well known, so-and-so said so". That so called expert is always a fringe political editorialist who has said laughably false statements that can be proven as false. Snopes cites sources for every case at the bottom of the pages. And as far as my "superficial understanding of people", bold statement to make about someone you don't know. Personal attacks speculating on the experience or qualifications of someone are always a last ditch effort to stop a perceived attack. Which I did not do to you, so it's interesting that you have jumped right to that, and that you are having such an emotional reaction to my statement. Perhaps you should examine that.

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thruster_fuel69 t1_iw80ce2 wrote

I'm not making wide ranging statements about human behavior, just reading your words and deciphering your intent. I stand by my analysis. You tried to make a mean point with a gross over generalization, now you're evading the fact and attacking me. It's cute, and loudly proclaims your intent.

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