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littlemissmartypants

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7. Is it out of the question to have a designated committee for such?

Reply to EarlG (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 03:17 PM

Dec 2025

Also, spitballing here aka thinking "aloud."

People don't always self correct. Even if they are called out for spreading misinformation. Which is then disinformation because it's the intentional sharing of known misinformation.

Personally, I believe letting it stand without a challenge or disclaimer leads to the degradation of DU content and by extension degrades DU's value and appeal.

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Since some DUers are occasionally resistant to correcting or deleting OPs that are fake even.when [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2025 OP

Yeah it's odd to me. I'll probably block said DUer Nittersing Dec 2025 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Dec 2025 #3

That can make people who do that sort of thing - multiple DUers have, though fortunately it's rare - highplainsdem Dec 2025 #4

I think it can be of some benefit to know what the propaganda happens to be. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #2

I agree with Irish Dem's post. First the incorrect post should be clearly tagged in a very conspicuous way. flashman13 Dec 2025 #10

Yes this is the point. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #11

"We should never be censors, but should always strive to be educators." MichMan Dec 2025 #12

I know that. Way too often it is because someone disagrees with the general DU consensus. flashman13 Dec 2025 #25

I've become more sympathetic to this position but EarlG Dec 2025 #5

Is it out of the question to have a designated committee for such? littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #7

One great thing about DU is I rarely if ever see fakes go unchallenged. paleotn Dec 2025 #9

Not out of the question EarlG Dec 2025 #16

I'd rather see critique than policing jmbar2 Dec 2025 #21

I agree, I think it would be a mistake to punish people for posting fake news EarlG Dec 2025 #24

How hard is it to add a new smilie? littlemissmartypants Dec 22 #29

I find the mention of treating it like copyright violations to be interesting MichMan Dec 22 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Dec 22 #28

I understand, and sympathize. highplainsdem Dec 2025 #8

Agree. A post that has been alerted as potentially fake should be highlit erronis Dec 2025 #14

And sometimes people post something they didn't know was fake right before they go to bed, and highplainsdem Dec 2025 #22

YES: It is beneficial to see fake information corrected in public... SWBTATTReg Dec 2025 #6

Thank you - I have wanted this for years obamanut2012 Dec 2025 #13

Guard the truth. Good advice. Thanks. twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #15

I take it that you are not referring to the posts, increasingly using AI images, which are intended to be humorous. markodochartaigh Dec 2025 #17

No, I'm not. I'm talking about serious deepfakes and fake quotes and fake news stories. And they highplainsdem Dec 2025 #18

Hurts my ego but necessary SSJVegeta Dec 2025 #19

I'm more than fine with this. LudwigPastorius Dec 2025 #20

DU is a self policing site. Having been caught myself posting something not factual, I have learned to fact check surfered Dec 2025 #23

When I see something that is dubious, I post rzemanfl Dec 2025 #26