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markodochartaigh

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17. I take it that you are not referring to the posts, increasingly using AI images, which are intended to be humorous.

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:43 PM

Dec 21

Occasionally these are taken as being real even if their intent was to give a laugh to the reader. Of course even the most finely crafted satire is occasionally taken as fact. I think that for humorous, non-factual content there should be a required stickie posted at the end, like the sarcasm stickie.

Of course if the intent is not humor, but to spread misinformation or malinformation that's a different story. I still personally want to hear the lies, with as much information on the source and the actual facts as possible, in order to know what the other side is saying. It is easier to defend the truth the more information you have.

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Since some DUers are occasionally resistant to correcting or deleting OPs that are fake even.when [View all] highplainsdem Dec 21 OP

Yeah it's odd to me. I'll probably block said DUer Nittersing Dec 21 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Dec 21 #3

That can make people who do that sort of thing - multiple DUers have, though fortunately it's rare - highplainsdem Dec 21 #4

I think it can be of some benefit to know what the propaganda happens to be. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #2

I agree with Irish Dem's post. First the incorrect post should be clearly tagged in a very conspicuous way. flashman13 Dec 21 #10

Yes this is the point. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #11

"We should never be censors, but should always strive to be educators." MichMan Dec 21 #12

I know that. Way too often it is because someone disagrees with the general DU consensus. flashman13 Dec 21 #25

I've become more sympathetic to this position but EarlG Dec 21 #5

Is it out of the question to have a designated committee for such? littlemissmartypants Dec 21 #7

One great thing about DU is I rarely if ever see fakes go unchallenged. paleotn Dec 21 #9

Not out of the question EarlG Dec 21 #16

I'd rather see critique than policing jmbar2 Dec 21 #21

I agree, I think it would be a mistake to punish people for posting fake news EarlG Dec 21 #24

How hard is it to add a new smilie? littlemissmartypants Dec 22 #29

I find the mention of treating it like copyright violations to be interesting MichMan Dec 21 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Dec 22 #28

I understand, and sympathize. highplainsdem Dec 21 #8

Agree. A post that has been alerted as potentially fake should be highlit erronis Dec 21 #14

And sometimes people post something they didn't know was fake right before they go to bed, and highplainsdem Dec 21 #22

YES: It is beneficial to see fake information corrected in public... SWBTATTReg Dec 21 #6

Thank you - I have wanted this for years obamanut2012 Dec 21 #13

Guard the truth. Good advice. Thanks. twodogsbarking Dec 21 #15

I take it that you are not referring to the posts, increasingly using AI images, which are intended to be humorous. markodochartaigh Dec 21 #17

No, I'm not. I'm talking about serious deepfakes and fake quotes and fake news stories. And they highplainsdem Dec 21 #18

Hurts my ego but necessary SSJVegeta Dec 21 #19

I'm more than fine with this. LudwigPastorius Dec 21 #20

DU is a self policing site. Having been caught myself posting something not factual, I have learned to fact check surfered Dec 21 #23

When I see something that is dubious, I post rzemanfl Dec 21 #26