Gunmen fire on targets in Russia's Dagestan region, six police killed, officials say

Haha, I was wondering when someone was going to point that out. You’ll notice both MBFC and Ad Fontes were given that status primarily due to being Self-Published. However I wouldn’t consider MBFC or Ad Fontes to be the be-all and end-all perfectly authoritative source either.

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · 5 months ago

You want to debate the specifics of an article from a source I find unreliable. I don’t want to. I wouldn’t want to if someone was posting something from Israel Hayom either.

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · edit-2 5 months ago

The beauty of Wikipedia is they cite sources, keep edit history, and have a strong ethos of neutrality.

Smaller articles are more prone to being abused due to the sheer scale of Wikipedia, but are still subject to moderation if reported.

I don’t view Wikipedia articles as definitive, but generally I trust the community and don’t believe it has been overrun by right wing groups like NGO Monitor.

There is a consensus that NGO Monitor is not reliable for facts. Editors agree that, despite attempts to portray itself otherwise, it is an advocacy organization whose primary goal is to attack organizations that disagree with it or with the Israeli government regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Some editors also express concern about past attempts by NGO Monitor staff to manipulate coverage of itself on Wikipedia

U.S. Military Planes Are in Haiti. Haitians Don’t Know Why.

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · edit-2 5 months ago

Reuters – Bias and Credibility

Bias Rating: Least Biased

Factual Reporting: Very High

Country: United Kingdom

MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: Mostly Free

Media Type: News Agency

Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic

MBFC Credibility Rating: High Credibility

MediaBiasFactCheck.com: About + Methodology

Ad Fontes Media Rating: Middle / Reliable

By: Aleksandar Vasovic

Also By: Daria Sito-Sucic in Sarajevo, Stevo Vasiljevic in Podgorica and Fatos Bytyci in Pristina

Edited: Jason Neely and Andrew Heavens

Archive Link: 21 Jun 2024 20:44:44 UTC

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · 5 months ago

Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · 5 months ago

Foreign Policy – Bias and Credibility

Bias Rating: Least Biased

Factual Reporting: High

Country: USA

Press Freedom Rank: Mostly Free

Media Type: Magazine

Traffic/popularity: High Traffic

MBFC Credibility Rating: High Credibility

About MediaBiasFactCheck.com

Methodology

Ad Fontes Media Rating: Middle / Reliable

Article By Abdullahi Alim

Archive Link: 21 Jun 2024 21:41:42 UTC

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · edit-2 5 months ago

How Africa’s War on Disinformation Can Save Democracies Everywhere

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · 5 months ago

For those who don’t know, The Cradle is banned by Wikipedia as an unreliable source.

The Cradle is an online magazine focusing on West Asia/Middle East-related topics. It was deprecated in the 2024 RfC due to a history of publishing conspiracy theories and wide referencing of other deprecated sources while doing so. Editors consider The Cradle to have a poor reputation for fact-checking.

DolphinMath@slrpnk.net · edit-2 5 months ago

I wish reporting like this would bother to define what they mean when they say children. Are we talking about 16 and 17 year olds, or are we talking about 7 and 8 year olds? They mention a single 7 year old who was released “hours later” after supposedly being arrested and “beaten on his hands” whatever that means exactly.

Also, if anyone has information on the primary source for the article, the Palestinian Prisoners Club, I’d be interested in learning more. From a quick search, Qadura Fares, a Fatah/PA politician is cited as the President/Head in several articles. The Wikipedia page redirects to this article, and this Facebook page comes up in a quick search. I didn’t find anything else of consequence unfortunately.

Edit: After a little more digging, looks like some articles refer to the same group as The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). I believe this is their, currently down, official website. Their Instagram, Twitter/X