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I investigated Vice for over six months for a book. Their media is so bad I regularly call it a liar's cult. It should be stated that Vice has no fact-checking
by I_HALF_CATS 10y ago
I investigated Vice for over six months for a book. Their media is so bad I regularly call it a liar's cult.
It should be stated that Vice has no fact-checking process. They also rarely issue corrections. Read everything from them with caution.
Here is an article where I fact-checked two documentaries with links to other fact checks.
https://notvice.com/fact-checking-vice-a-fiction-2d4821001163 https://notvice.com/fact-checking-vice-a-fiction-2d482100116...
- snowwrestler 10y agoOk, but for this story Vice is mostly recycling facts and stories reported elsewhere. It's a fact that Geoff Marcy was disciplined for harassing women. It's a fact that Christian Ott was disciplined for harassing women. It's a fact that women scientists are speaking on the record about these things. So I don't see how your comment is relevant to the article we're discussing.
- Chris2048 10y agoIt's relevant - maybe it's not all true, or recycled fact, so the repute of vice is relevant.
- I_HALF_CATS 10y agoDid the article really describe a 'constant nightmare' or was the article more an example of anectdata. I would argue that demonizing STEM fields with sensational language does more harm than good.
- snowwrestler 10y agoI don't think Vice has a monopoly on clickbait headlines.
- I_HALF_CATS 10y agoI'm not quite sure what you're advocating. The reporting isn't original and the headline is click-bait. I consider yc news a place for elevated discussion not for elevating BS.