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Why do people keep fact-checking Republicans? 😭 (slrpnk.net)

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right, that's the thing.

I honestly believe part of the problem this country is in today started when the news media felt they had to give equal time to every issue. I remember lots of segments on climate change where they had one person on each side, and I could understand most people coming away believing we just don't know. And it's not just climate change, they did that with everything.

So here we are, polarized like never before, with so many believing that every opinion is legitimate. Sure, you can believe what you want, but if you believe the world was created 6000 years ago, you're just wrong. You're entitled to believe something wrong, but that doesn't make it valid. A legitimate news site should reflect that. A climate denier or a creationist shouldn't get equal time. Same with do many issues.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

We can thank Reagan for the situation with the news. He got rid of the Fairness Doctrine which mandated broadcasters both present controversial issues of public importance and do so in a manner that fairly reflected differing viewpoints.