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I noticed a good amount of people talking about Al Jazeera in the BBC paywall thread and that make me ask, why!?

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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

No, definitely not. I don't think there is any news source I would trust 100%. You need to seek out multiple sources and try to sus it out yourself. The truth is usually somewhere in the middle. I don't claim to have all the answers but in my experience state media tends to be less than trustworthy. I'd say BBC is okay but they've had some big fuck ups before.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

in my experience state media tends to be less than trustworthy.

How did you determine that?

I’d say BBC is okay

You haven't been watching their year and a half of genocide support?

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'd be happy to consider your argument. First I ask you to pease refer me to some trustworthy state media.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Did you reply to the wrong comment?

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Ok. Seemed odd that you'd leave a comment with no relation to mine in response.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

if you want to argue with me then please reply to the other comment. Or don't, I have better things I could be doing and I doubt either of us have much to gain from it.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Just go do something else, for your sanity and mine.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm going to sleep. Have a nice day.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

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