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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's not shocking that they hear about news through social media, it's shocking that people trust it anywhere near as much as traditional journalism.

There's no incentive for someone on social media to fact check or tell any more of the story than will get them views.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Did you fact check this article?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not personally, but it's from a media org I trust, and they generally do a good job citing sources.

If the BBC got caught lying, it would be big news. If a random influencer got caught lying, people would shrug and say, "that tracks."

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

So how is it different if someone sees a news story from BBC's TikTok account? https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago

That's not at all what I'm talking about. I also don't use TikTok, so I don't know how their reporting differs there vs other media.