Fact checking online is more important than ever

A world with or without fact checking? We know what we prefer.

Swedish fact checker Viralgranskaren and IIS (The Internet Foundation In Sweden) released the guide ”Fact checking online”

[svensvenkill]

Amazing that the basic message here seems to have been completely missed by some in the comments section, whose obvious bias seems to have instead seen something along the lines of, "Muslims are all right. Chill out", to which they've become incensed. So, in case you missed it, the message is to check your sources. And I'd add, check your bias too. As Robert Anton Wilson once said, "Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia".

[danbendjy]

The new mainstream narrative after losing all credibility.

[daniel_brqlo]

This is innacurate. After I fact check I also get pissed off watching my friends liking, sharing and commenting on the fake subject. I then go on a commenting spree, trying to correct everyone with sarcasm (which never works) and I end up with everyone telling me to go fuck myself.

[Irochi]

Article by Milo Yiannopoulos. Why i'm not surprised?

[edwardfalk]

This is a super important video. Illustrates the point perfectly.

[inactive-G.Greyhound]

The most important video on YouTube these days. How on earth can it have only 45k views? It should be linked in the comments of EVERY fake news.

[crozraven]

this video need more views. Don't be the sheep, find your own truths . . .

[fahmizebet]

O
you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with
information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and
become, over what you have done, regretful. [Al Hujurat : 6]

[bxyify]

Yeah, that's like what happened with Tim Hunt. No one fact checked what he really said, everyone freaked out about that one article who accused him of something he never did - and then he lost his job.

[averegeyoutuber]

So with no fact checking i get more likes and comments, nice!

[gerbenvanessen]

I am sharing this without checking if it indeed did actually happen, ... fuck.

[FreeeKurdistan]

Same for almost all subjects on social media

[enzomadonia]

the nazis also had their own fact checkers they called them

[MichaelRaymondTornadoStooge]

Thank y'all for putting together this PSA. Every time I see a story like that with the keywords "because it offends/angers Muslims", I do my research...unlike the very few in my circle. I tried to tell them to Google it up, but they're so fired up about the "stories" without doing their research.

[calinsa]

you wanna know what the REALLY scary part is: this video has 50% LESS views and reactions than the post original false post

[MonkeyDLuffy-cmfm]

In Middle East they actually get offended i am from middle eats but not all of them just the extreme ones get offended.

[RhaWidia]

The reality is that many are like that. In anything. Is it possible that the things that happen in this world are based solely on personal assumptions without wanting to find out the truth, or even knowing but closing their eyes and pretending not to know

[FilodoxiaProfIribarne]

Hello! Please, can you give me a permission to translate and repost this beautiful video in my chanel here in YouTube?

Obviously whit the appropriate credits. I'm a school teacher of philosophy in Brazil and this thematic working very good with the sofist etc.

Thanks!!!

[sisfantasto]

And Google isn't the source of all wisdom either🙄

[MrFakelastname]

Anyone know what the music playing is?