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It seems like no matter what happens, quote misattribution never goes out of style.

Let's get the funding restored so we can have more discoveries like this. www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

I am curious to see how Bluesky (and its users) will get ahead of proliferations of #fakeaccounts like this. cybernews.com/tech/bluesky...

Sorry, Lions fans. I feel for ya on this one. It just wasn't meant to be.

I'm also down for rebuilding Little Free Libraries in the area. #booksky

Belle has useful words of consideration here. #nodefeatism #nonihilism www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKR...

Everone's talking about Meta stopping #factchecking enabling right wing slop, and I'm over here remembering that no part of the spectrum is immune to misinformation. Threads had a left-ish issue along these lines. www.usermag.co/p/metas-thre...

Books I dropped off in a #littlefreelibrary in 2024. I will be dropping off even more this year. #booksky

Clearly I missed some things while on vacation. (On the other hand, a bit of a break may be needed, considering fact checking will likely be a busier than normal activity this year.)

Didn't take long for the bots to find me. At least bots don't require the same level of babysitting fact checking does.

Might as well share this thoughtful longform piece. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Time to start plugging Media Bias Fact Check here! First up: Meidas Touch. mediabiasfactcheck.com/meidastouch/

Replication should be done, but I do find this study to be rather useful in showing how certain subgroups of men are at greater suicide risk. Likewise, the distinction of traditional gender roles is appreciated. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11...

Snopes knows what's what. Nice work! www.snopes.com//news/2024/1...

Don't mind me. I'm just here to verify info and nip disinformation in the bud when possible.