DolphinMathMay 30, 2024

Europe on high alert after suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage

https://slrpnk.net/post/10054283

Europe on high alert after suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage - SLRPNK

Security services say spate of fires and infrastructure attacks could be part of systemic attempt by Russia to destabilise continent Security services around Europe are on alert to a potential new weapon of Russia’s war – arson and sabotage – after a spate of mystery fires and attacks on infrastructure in the Baltics, Germany and the UK. When a fire broke out in Ikea in Vilnius in Lithuania this month, few passed any remarks until the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, suggested it could have been the work of a foreign saboteur.

Show threadDolphinMathMay 30, 2024

The Guardian – Bias and Credibility

Bias Rating: Left-Center

Factual Reporting: Mixed

Country: United Kingdom

Press Freedom Rating: Mostly Free

Media Type: Newspaper

Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic

MBFC Credibility Rating: Medium Credibility

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The Guardian - Bias and Credibility

LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources. Overall, we rate The Guardian as

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Show threadmassive_bereavementMay 30, 2024

Wow, I definitely didn't expect that "Factual Reporting" would be "Mixed", however going through the list, shows several instances where they misunderstood either a scientific paper or misrepresented some fact.
That said, I had before in some cases seen articles about AI being either false, misunderstanding the facts, or just parroting some CEO. I attributed it to AI being something relatively "new" to mainstream media, but this is pretty eye opening.

I like their "long read" articles though, but I guess it's time to find a new main everyday paper for me...

Show threadDolphinMath

I think this bit sums up the reason for the rating pretty well. Not sure if I completely agree, but it makes sense to me.

The Guardian has failed several fact checks, they also produce an incredible amount of content; therefore, most stories are accurate, but the reader must beware, and hence why we assign them a Mixed rating for factual reporting.

May 30, 2024 at 4:39pmWeb
Show threadmassive_bereavementMay 30, 2024
That makes sense.