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To: Diddle E. Squat
OK, If I buy the Snopes.com bias does anyone know any other "myth debunking" sites?
3 posted on 08/21/2003 4:29:55 PM PDT by Aeronaut (In my humble opinion, the new expression for backing down from a fight should be called 'frenching')
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To: Aeronaut
Well the article cites TruthOrFiction.com as a source when discussing the Hillary Clinton coverage, so it might be a start.

This article doesn't mean that Snopes isn't useful, it is just a warning to be careful when it involves political analysis. Perhaps the best approach is to not treat Snopes as the authority on a topic, just another source, to be viewed with healthy skepticism until corraborated elsewhere. Just like with Free Republic or any other site.
4 posted on 08/21/2003 4:34:41 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Aeronaut
OK, If I buy the Snopes.com bias does anyone know any other "myth debunking" sites?

The Usenet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban is a good place to start. It's an open discussion group, so the participants can be called out instantly on any biases they may have.

The participants of AFU also maintain a large web site at www.urbanlegends.com. Unfortunately, it's only sporadically updated.

15 posted on 08/21/2003 6:04:24 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: Aeronaut
"does anyone know any other "myth debunking" sites?"

You are on one of those sites right now.

Myths don't last very long, here on FR! Our fellow FReepers are the BEST at wading through the daily 'stack of stuff' and finding the real facts.
22 posted on 08/22/2003 10:10:17 AM PDT by spoiler2
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To: Aeronaut
Why do you need any organization....I realized long ago it was a worthless site...I found it to be too bias and figured they were part of the American haters of the left. Also, I am not interested in supporting them...everytime you click on their site they make money.

You can easily find what is real and just bs by doing your own searches. I've been doing that for a very long time.

40 posted on 07/26/2011 5:22:41 PM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 "Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the synaGOGue of Satan.")
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