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This was originally reported by Bloomberg and then the Boston Globe, https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/29/business/wealthy-americans-targeted-by-us-panama-tax
by glup 5y ago
This was originally reported by Bloomberg and then the Boston Globe, https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/29/business/wealthy-americans-targeted-by-us-panama-tax-fraud-probe/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/29/business/wealthy-amer...
To my knowledge, Bermuda Post is not a real journalistic organization in Bermuda (the major paper is the Royal Gazette). Instead, checking their about page reveals:
'BermudaPost is a non-profit, private and self-funded, commonly-created News and info-sharing platform that enables everybody to share valuable content such as local and global news updates.'
Besides two suspiciously barebones property listings, there are no references to Bermuda.
- hubrix 5y agoIt'd be a really cool if there was a browser plugin that showed you the provenance of any news you read. Like first appeared here, then here then here....
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- justicezyx 5y agoBlock chain is rudimanting about throwing himself into the discussion :)
- secondaryacct 5y ago*Without burning coals in every corner of the planet when a simple trusted db suffices at 0.01% of the cost
- fouc 5y agoBut how can you trust the truth if it hasn't been NFT'd?
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- pueblito 5y agoInteresting. I saw it on Drudge Report and hadn’t seen it discussed here. DDG gave it a B+ so I just assumed it was reputable
- seventytwo 5y agoLooking at Drudge Report was your first mistake
- jeffbee 5y agoI bet it was the last of a series of mistakes.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoIt's good to see what the other team is doing sometimes. I've seen stuff on DR that other places didn't host but was still interesting. It's not in the same OMGWTF category as newsmax or OAN despite what some HN people will tell you.
- Blankenface 5y agoLately I've seen HN people linking to sites like Newswars (which is infowars rebranded, it seems) and whatnot. > It's not in the same OMGWTF category as newsmax or OAN despite what some HN people will tell you. Drudge has a history chock full of conspiracy theories, retractions and dirty-deletes. All of which center around attacking liberal politicians or causes to "own" or "gotcha" them. Seriously, read the list that includes Obama birther conspiracies, Las Vegas shooting conspiracies, "immigrants setting wildfires" conspiracies (from Breitbart), and perpetuating hoaxes like "black man attacked McCain campaign staffer!": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drudge_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drudge_Report
- seventytwo 5y agoAgreed.
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- Blankenface 5y agoI've noticed that HN has a bizarre preference for really strange news outlets and blogs over more credible and reputable outlets. Like..there will be some major news even in tech or science and HN is like "link to a major site? Naaaaah, Joenews.com!"
- smnrchrds 5y agoI think it's mostly because editorializing titles is not allowed. So to emphasize the part you deem most important in a story, you have to find an article that uses it as the title.
- pjc50 5y agoThis is an internet culture problem in general. People have decided they can't trust the "mainstream media", possibly for valid reasons, and then fall face-first into trusting all sorts of completely random sites. Your other comment is very correct.
- iamben 5y agoI've also wondered this - but I assumed it was more because most people post on HN after seeing it elsewhere. As the more 'strange' outlets (often) favour clickbait titles they get more shares/go viral more often (because people love to share without reading the full article). So I figure there's a greater chance someone will see the stranger version on social media over the (perhaps) stuffier/dryer version with the decent reporting from a more credible and less clickbaity outlet. As an aside, HN is usually pretty good about switching the link for something better when prompted.
- meragrin_ 5y agoI wonder whether it is more a timing issue. Mainstream sites are submitted first, but overlooked. Subsequent submissions have to use other sites and those are the ones which finally gain traction.
- oefrha 5y agoMajor news outlets carry a small ranking penalty on HN (it's in the software), since loads of uninteresting articles from major news outlets are constantly submitted. The URL can always be changed if there's a better source. Just email them.