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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Rooki@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Hello World, As many of you have probably noticed, there is a growing problem on the internet when it comes to undisclosed bias in both amateur and professional reporting. While not every outlet can be like the C-SPAN, or Reuters, we also believe that it's impossible to remove the human element from the news, especially when it concerns, well, humans.

To this end, we've created a media bias bot, which we hope will keep everyone informed about WHO, not just the WHAT of posted articles. This bot uses Media Bias/Fact Check to add a simple reply to show bias. We feel this is especially important with the US Election coming up. The bot will also provide links to Ground.News, as well, which we feel is a great source to determine the WHOLE coverage of a given article and/or topic.

As always feedback is welcome, as this is a active project which we really hope will benefit the community.

Thanks!

FHF / LemmyWorld Admin team 💖

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[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Another idea. What about not posting the comment when the rating is "high credibility"?

[-] irotsoma@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Because then you don't know if the bot is not working or is behind or if the post is actually credible. Better to have it on everything, though it definitely could put less info on high credibility posts if it can't be condensed across the board.

[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

That's a great point that I hadn't considered. Posting on every post also keeps it neutral instead of seeming to only target certain sources.

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