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Anything from the Telegraph should be treated as suspect and an alternative source should be found.

by donohoe 26d ago

guiriduro 26d ago
This point cannot be overstated - famously the Torygraph for its stance should always have been treated with a degree of scepticism under former editors but such journalistic standards it ever had are now long and completely defunct. A rubbish-laden agitprop comic.
- applicative 26d ago
  Every actual grown up treats every news source like this. The people who give us this sort of wisdom discredit themselves by proving they relate like credulous children to whatever news source they are using.
  - lux-lux-lux 26d ago
    “Every news source lies equally and is equally untrustworthy” does not sound like grown up analysis, Mr. Caulfield
    - applicative 26d ago
      Thats not what I said, though, is it? I can destroy /any/ news source, if your criteria are destructive.
  - GJim 25d ago
    Oh dear. All news sources are not equal.
zipy124 26d ago
The BBC reported on it many many hours ago at the same time [1] with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero confirming there was an incident. [1]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9793g34yvo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9793g34yvo
- alborzb 26d ago
  Actually if you read your own link - the BBC is just saying that the Telegraph reported this. And the same BBC article says that the Telegraph reported it as "the power plant was shut down for four days", whereas on the other hand, the UK Government DESNZ said it only "affected a small-scale generator" not even an entire power plant. It's always difficult in these situations to read through the FUD and see what the truth is.
  - surgical_fire 26d ago
    > the Telegraph reported I would find it more trustworthy a report from my toilet hours after I ate alphabet soup.
- hulitu 24d ago
  > The BBC reported on it many many hours ago at the same time And i bet that a lot of "Eastern European" "news outlets", which have nothing to do with it, reported it. Funny how propaganda works.
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Anything from the Telegraph should be treated as suspect and an alternative source should be found.

by donohoe 26d ago

Anything from the Telegraph should be treated as suspect and an alternative source should be found.

This point cannot be overstated - famously the Torygraph for its stance should always have been treated with a degree of scepticism under former editors but such journalistic standards it ever had are now long and completely defunct. A rubbish-laden agitprop comic.

applicative 26d ago
Every actual grown up treats every news source like this. The people who give us this sort of wisdom discredit themselves by proving they relate like credulous children to whatever news source they are using.
- lux-lux-lux 26d ago
  “Every news source lies equally and is equally untrustworthy” does not sound like grown up analysis, Mr. Caulfield
  - applicative 26d ago
    Thats not what I said, though, is it? I can destroy /any/ news source, if your criteria are destructive.
- GJim 25d ago
  Oh dear. All news sources are not equal.

zipy124 26d ago

The BBC reported on it many many hours ago at the same time [1] with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero confirming there was an incident. [1]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9793g34yvo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9793g34yvo

alborzb 26d ago
Actually if you read your own link - the BBC is just saying that the Telegraph reported this. And the same BBC article says that the Telegraph reported it as "the power plant was shut down for four days", whereas on the other hand, the UK Government DESNZ said it only "affected a small-scale generator" not even an entire power plant. It's always difficult in these situations to read through the FUD and see what the truth is.
- surgical_fire 26d ago
  > the Telegraph reported I would find it more trustworthy a report from my toilet hours after I ate alphabet soup.
hulitu 24d ago
> The BBC reported on it many many hours ago at the same time And i bet that a lot of "Eastern European" "news outlets", which have nothing to do with it, reported it. Funny how propaganda works.

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